NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott Buckner, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Hattiesburg, MS

Scott Buckner, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1316332281, issued on Mar 30, 2015. Check the license (Mississippi 29316, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316332281
Name
Scott Buckner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
29316 MS
MD.35664 AL
U0972 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5001 Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
Phone
(601) 296-2090
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2024
Fax
(601) 296-2089
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230417000029); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2015
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 5001 Hardy St

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

  1. Mohsin Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811574494
  2. Arifa Ali, MDFamily Medicine Physician1225598899
  3. Mohammed Alkhulaifawi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114720539
  4. Eduard Arebev, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174454292
  5. Cindy Armstead, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1942427802
  6. Kizzy Bailey, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1700046414

Verify Scott Buckner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

63 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Scott Buckner63
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hospital Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCHouston, TX

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

Scott Buckner among 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi

Scott Buckner, M.D. is one of 972 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 585 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

46 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hattiesburg

They are 46 of the 2,569 NPPES records with a practice address in Hattiesburg, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Larry Aycock, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021740238211
  2. Christy Barnett, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021841271293
  3. Renee BowlingHattiesburg, MS 394021891886453
  4. Steven Farrell, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021669482907
  5. Gardner Fletcher, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021114982485
  6. Hannelore Giles, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021710137906
  7. Jerry Hyer, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021770548950
  8. Sivarama Kotikalapudi, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021124069521

Common questions

What is Scott Buckner, M.D.'s NPI number?

Scott Buckner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316332281, issued on Mar 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott Buckner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5001 Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402. Phone: (601) 296-2090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott Buckner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 29316, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Scott Buckner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Scott Buckner, M.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.