Zack Therrell Buckalew, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Alexandria, LA
Zack Therrell Buckalew, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Louisiana, and NPI 1205829199, issued on Aug 25, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 012656, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zack Therrell Buckalew
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 012656 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 176 Versailles Blvd, Alexandria, LA 71303
- Phone
- (318) 445-9331
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 619-6899
- Medicaid ID
- 1182397 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100224000109); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1974
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zack Therrell Buckalew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 012656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
11,312 Medicare Part D claims for 415 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 399 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium440 claims
- Losartan Potassium308 claims
- Potassium Chloride308 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium297 claims
- Furosemide292 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium292 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: $72.55
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Fcim Extended Services LLPAlexandria, LA
- Freedman Clinic OF Internal Medicine LLPAlexandria, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zack Therrell Buckalew among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Zack Therrell Buckalew, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1974 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Alexandria
They are 36 of the 2,390 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexandria, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,749 in Louisiana → Every provider in Alexandria → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Zack Therrell Buckalew, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zack Therrell Buckalew, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205829199, issued on Aug 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zack Therrell Buckalew, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 176 Versailles Blvd, Alexandria, LA, 71303. Phone: (318) 445-9331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zack Therrell Buckalew, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 012656, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zack Therrell Buckalew, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zack Therrell Buckalew, M.D. had 11,312 Medicare Part D claims for 415 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.