Vivian W. Bucay, M.D.
Specialist · San Antonio, TX
Vivian W. Bucay, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1821079930, issued on Nov 7, 2005. Check the license (Texas H3955, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vivian W. Bucay
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- H3955 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 326 W Craig PL, San Antonio, TX 78212
- Phone
- (210) 692-3000
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2023
- Fax
- (210) 692-3056
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040507000665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vivian W. Bucay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license H3955Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $13,732.16
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Vivian W Bucay MD PLLCSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vivian W. Bucay among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
Vivian W. Bucay, M.D. is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Texas
There are 1,716 specialist records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Vivian W. Bucay, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vivian W. Bucay, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821079930, issued on Nov 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vivian W. Bucay, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 326 W Craig PL, San Antonio, TX, 78212. Phone: (210) 692-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vivian W. Bucay, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H3955, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vivian W. Bucay, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vivian W. Bucay, M.D. had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.