Samantha Ann Buchika, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Flagstaff, AZ
Samantha Ann Buchika, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Flagstaff, Arizona, and NPI 1972511608, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 26451, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Ann Buchika
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 26451 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 77 W Forest Ave Ste 117, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
- Phone
- (928) 773-2505
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 773-2504
- Medicaid ID
- 432584 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200413000101); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 77 W Forest Ave Ste 117
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jacob Smith, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275801870
Verify Samantha Ann Buchika in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 26451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Medstream Anesthesia PLLCPort Angeles, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Ann Buchika among 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona
Samantha Ann Buchika, MD is one of 1,473 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 73% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 984 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
42 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Flagstaff
They are 42 of the 2,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Flagstaff, and 1,473 anesthesiology physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Samantha Ann Buchika, MD's NPI number?
Samantha Ann Buchika, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972511608, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Ann Buchika, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 77 W Forest Ave Ste 117, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001. Phone: (928) 773-2505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Ann Buchika, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 26451, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Samantha Ann Buchika, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.