Richard Buck, O.D.
Optometrist · Memphis, TN
Richard Buck, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1548295983, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee OD610, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Buck
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OD610 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3499 Riverdale RD, Memphis, TN 38115
- Phone
- (901) 363-7739
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 363-7665
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221028001788); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,300 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3499 Riverdale RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alan Pressman, ODOptometrist1023252517
Verify Richard Buck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license OD610Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $61.47
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dr. Richard C. Buck OD., PCSouthaven, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Buck among 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee
Richard Buck, O.D. is one of 1,300 optometrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2008 among the 839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
227 optometrist records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 227 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 1,300 optometrist records in Tennessee.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelly Hoy, ODMemphis, TN 381151437177318
- Alan Pressman, ODMemphis, TN 381151023252517
- Gary Beamon, O.D.Memphis, TN 381161285902635
- Mia Boyland, O.D.Memphis, TN 381141972620011
- Marion Flowers, O.D.Memphis, TN 381161518397629
- Keith Gray, ODMemphis, TN 381161063465391
- Helen Lim, ODMemphis, TN 381161801880406
- Leroy Norton, ODMemphis, TN 381161609869866
Common questions
What is Richard Buck, O.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Buck, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548295983, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Buck, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3499 Riverdale RD, Memphis, TN, 38115. Phone: (901) 363-7739. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Buck, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number OD610, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Buck, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Buck, O.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.