William Carlin Bucknam, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Madison, WI
William Carlin Bucknam, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Madison, Wisconsin, and NPI 1548206360, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 54298, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Carlin Bucknam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 54298 WI
043167 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1018 Gammon LN, Madison, WI 53719
- Phone
- (608) 417-8144
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1674010 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100820001127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1979
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 929 in Wisconsin → Look up another NPI →
Verify William Carlin Bucknam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 54298Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,720 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er93 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone84 claims
- Clonazepam77 claims
- Gabapentin75 claims
- Buspirone Hcl74 claims
- Trazodone Hcl65 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
- Meriter Hospital IncMadison, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Carlin Bucknam among 929 psychiatry physician records in Wisconsin
William Carlin Bucknam, MD is one of 929 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 68% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2005 among the 439 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 2084P0800X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
232 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Madison
They are 232 of the 15,014 NPPES records with a practice address in Madison, and 929 psychiatry physician records in Wisconsin.
All 929 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Madison → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
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- Ronald Diamond, MDMadison, WI 537191336115591
- Burr Eichelman, MD PHDMadison, WI 537191689640757
- Alexander Fritz, D.O.Madison, WI 537191114976883
- Carl Getto, MDMadison, WI 537191598731671
- Ned Kalin, MDMadison, WI 537191447219928
- Charlotte Ladd, M.D., PH.D.Madison, WI 537191225087091
Common questions
What is William Carlin Bucknam, MD's NPI number?
William Carlin Bucknam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548206360, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Carlin Bucknam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1018 Gammon LN, Madison, WI, 53719. Phone: (608) 417-8144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Carlin Bucknam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 54298, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Carlin Bucknam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Carlin Bucknam, MD had 1,720 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.