NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ronald L. Buckman, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Bolton, CT

Ronald L. Buckman, M.D. is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Bolton, Connecticut, and NPI 1871561092, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 022901, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871561092
Name
Ronald L. Buckman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
License number
022901 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
921 Boston Tpke, Bolton, CT 06043
Phone
(860) 646-0649
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(860) 649-9195
Medicaid ID
001229012 CT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100908000165); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 1979
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 921 Boston Tpke

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Monique Brunelle, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1770368532
  2. Irene-Lee Klein, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629922133
  3. Piper Lillard, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1104920065
  4. Melissa Olabisi, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1235991167

Verify Ronald L. Buckman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

4,551 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 82 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ronald Buckman4,551
  2. Specialty average855

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium334 claims
  2. Lisinopril194 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium191 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate184 claims
  5. Pravastatin Sodium180 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium179 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,882.04

66 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ronald Buckman$1,882.04
  2. Specialty average$781.49

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

  1. Prime Healthcare, PCBolton, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ronald L. Buckman among 15 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Connecticut

Ronald L. Buckman, M.D. is one of 15 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 93% 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, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2009 among the 12 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 sports medicine (family medicine) physician record lists a practice address in Bolton

They are 1 of the 22 NPPES records with a practice address in Bolton, and 15 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Hall, DOFarmington, CT 060301922236108
  2. Allison Schafer, DOFarmington, CT 060301598105884
  3. Jeffrey Brown, M.D.West Hartford, CT 061101306840640
  4. Zachary Maass, DOStorrs, CT 062681447604293
  5. Stephanie Arlis-Mayor, MDBranford, CT 064051760416226
  6. Stephanie Schmidt, MDMiddletown, CT 064571366854499
  7. David Wang, MDHamden, CT 065181548243066
  8. Steffen Finkelstein, APRNNew Haven, CT 065201659317998

Common questions

What is Ronald L. Buckman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ronald L. Buckman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871561092, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ronald L. Buckman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 921 Boston Tpke, Bolton, CT, 06043. Phone: (860) 646-0649. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ronald L. Buckman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 022901, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ronald L. Buckman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ronald L. Buckman, M.D. had 4,551 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. 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.