Virginia Ann Buccola, PMHNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Tacoma, WA
Virginia Ann Buccola, PMHNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1124398482, issued on Jan 4, 2012. Check the license (Washington AP60296557, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Virginia Ann Buccola
- Credential
- PMHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- AP60296557 WA
RN00125750 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1202 Mlk JR Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 441-4743
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 620-5831
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121207000499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Virginia Ann Buccola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license AP60296557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,625 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam84 claims
- Olanzapine78 claims
- Trazodone Hcl77 claims
- Propranolol Hcl69 claims
- Buspirone Hcl66 claims
- Lamotrigine65 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Community Health CareTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Virginia Ann Buccola among 1,875 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Washington
Virginia Ann Buccola, PMHNP is one of 1,875 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Washington. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 23% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2020 among the 904 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Washington
There are 1,875 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Washington.
All 1,875 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raquel Bolender, NURSE PRACTITIONERTacoma, WA 984051790119675
- Margaret Boyle, ARNPTacoma, WA 984051093046245
- Jennifer Coates, MSN, ARNPTacoma, WA 984051750659462
- Nancy Corley-Wheeler, MN ARNPTacoma, WA 984051689725376
- Melissa Hawkins, NPTacoma, WA 984051518112366
- Christine HortonTacoma, WA 984051033547021
- Theonie Labee-Walker, PMHNP-BCTacoma, WA 984051881192573
- Kari Lombard, DNP, PMHNP-BCTacoma, WA 984051871965103
Common questions
What is Virginia Ann Buccola, PMHNP's NPI number?
Virginia Ann Buccola, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124398482, issued on Jan 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Virginia Ann Buccola, PMHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1202 Mlk JR Way, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 441-4743. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Virginia Ann Buccola, PMHNP's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number AP60296557, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Virginia Ann Buccola, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Virginia Ann Buccola, PMHNP had 1,625 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.