Stephen J. Buckner, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Louisville, KY
Stephen J. Buckner, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1598171563, issued on Jul 10, 2014. Check the license (Kentucky 3017310, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen J. Buckner
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 3017310 KY
18526 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7430 Jefferson Blvd Ste 200, Louisville, KY 40219
- Phone
- (502) 966-8675
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2023
- Fax
- (502) 966-8836
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220613001982); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7430 Jefferson Blvd Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen J. Buckner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 3017310Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,081 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium182 claims
- Lisinopril120 claims
- Losartan Potassium96 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium93 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate78 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er74 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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: $48.51
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen J. Buckner among 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky
Stephen J. Buckner, APRN is one of 5,545 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 27% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 3,839 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,321 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Louisville
They are 1,321 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a practice address in Louisville, and 5,545 family nurse practitioner records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Stephen J. Buckner, APRN's NPI number?
Stephen J. Buckner, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598171563, issued on Jul 10, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen J. Buckner, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7430 Jefferson Blvd Ste 200, Louisville, KY, 40219. Phone: (502) 966-8675. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen J. Buckner, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 3017310, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen J. Buckner, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen J. Buckner, APRN had 3,081 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen J. Buckner, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.