Richard H. Buck, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Sarasota, FL
Richard H. Buck, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Sarasota, Florida, and NPI 1609867472, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME75497, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard H. Buck
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- ME75497 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 N Cattlemen RD, Sarasota, FL 34232
- Phone
- (941) 377-9993
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2022
- Fax
- (941) 343-0026
- Medicaid ID
- 262852000 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060403000518); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 N Cattlemen RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard H. Buck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME75497Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
1,072 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Revlimid135 claims
- Hydroxyurea75 claims
- Eliquis62 claims
- Acyclovir54 claims
- Anastrozole53 claims
- Calquence46 claims
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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $438.67
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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.
Richard H. Buck among 561 medical oncology physician records in Florida
Richard H. Buck, M.D. is one of 561 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2000 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Florida
There are 561 medical oncology physician records in Florida.
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- Galina Vugman, MDSarasota, FL 342321093891673
- Judy Wang, MDSarasota, FL 342321053554717
- Scott Lunin, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342311003807645
- Steven Denstman, M.D., PHDSarasota, FL 342361497746317
Common questions
What is Richard H. Buck, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard H. Buck, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609867472, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard H. Buck, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 N Cattlemen RD, Sarasota, FL, 34232. Phone: (941) 377-9993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard H. Buck, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME75497, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard H. Buck, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard H. Buck, M.D. had 1,072 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard H. Buck, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.