Dr. Scott A. Buck, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,496
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 783
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,339
- MIPS score, 2024
- 81
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1700 Pointe Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46383
- Practice phone
- Call (219) 476-0404
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Northwest Ambulatory Surgery, LLC
Valparaiso, Indiana
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Dr. Scott A. Buck is an ophthalmologist in Valparaiso, Indiana
Dr. Buck practices at Northwest Ambulatory Surgery, LLC in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Dr. Buck's NPI, 1801856943, was assigned on March 24, 2006. Dr. Buck graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Buck holds Indiana license 01048897A.
- NPI
- 1801856943NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4789660937
- NPI enumeration date
- March 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (219) 476-0404
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Scott A. Buck practices at Northwest Ambulatory Surgery, LLC in Valparaiso, Indiana
Dr. Buck's primary practice is Northwest Ambulatory Surgery, LLC, at 1700 Pointe Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46383 in Porter County. The practice phone is (219) 476-0404.
- Northwest Ambulatory Surgery, LLC1700 Pointe Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46383 · Porter CountyPhone(219) 476-0404
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Scott A. Buck is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Buck's primary practice is Northwest Ambulatory Surgery, LLC in Valparaiso, Indiana. Dr. Buck is also affiliated with Northwest Health - Porter. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buck to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Scott A. Buck's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buck practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northwest Ambulatory Surgery, LLC | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Scott A. Buck is one of 226 ophthalmologists in Indiana
Ophthalmology is Dr. Buck's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Buck is licensed in Indiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, IndianaPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Buck
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Scott A. Buck billed Medicare for 6,496 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,496 Medicare services from Dr. Buck across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 783 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $802,166 for them.
Dr. Buck's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1,0222024: 2,951189%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,5872024: 1,6061%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1152024: 1,1786%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 5172024: 5111%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2312024: 2508%
Where Dr. Buck's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,88391%
- In a facility6139%
Dr. Buck compared with the Indiana median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Buck
- Indiana median
- Medicare services
- 6,496vs 2,0223.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 783vs 67516% above
- Part D claims
- 1,267vs 70280% above
Medians across 240 ophthalmologists in Indiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Buck's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Scott A. Buck treated 783 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 783 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buck in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 336 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buck's median patient age at 72, with 59% women.
Dr. Buck's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Buck's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women47861%
- Men30539%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Buck's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis46%
- Diabetes32%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Chronic kidney disease21%
- Anxiety19%
- Atrial fibrillation19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Buck's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Scott A. Buck wrote 1,339 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Buck wrote 1,339 Medicare Part D claims for 242 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,267 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $46,944 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,283 claims across 14 drugs.
Dr. Buck's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,074 claims80%
- Brand-name265 claims20%
Dr. Buck's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Buck's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics6%85 of 1,339 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,2832024: 1,2671%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 14 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Scott A. Buck scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Buck for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Buck accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 432 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Buck, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Buck's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 81of 100Final score
- 74.2of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 72of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Buck ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 94th percentile432 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Scott A. Buck received $18,185 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 193 general payments to Dr. Buck from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. paid the most, $9,800.
General payments to Dr. Buck by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Buck by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Honoraria$8,40046%
- Food and beverage$6,19134%
- Device or supply loans$2,81615%
- Travel and lodging$6784%
- Entertainment$1001%
Companies that paid Dr. Buck the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Scott A. Buck graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine
Dr. Buck graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1997.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Scott A. Buck's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Scott A. Buck's NPI number?
Dr. Scott A. Buck's NPI number is 1801856943. It was assigned on March 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Scott A. Buck?
Dr. Scott A. Buck is an ophthalmologist in Valparaiso, Indiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Scott A. Buck practice?
Dr. Buck practices at 1700 Pointe Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46383. Dr. Buck's primary practice is Northwest Ambulatory Surgery, LLC in Valparaiso, Indiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buck to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Scott A. Buck's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Buck is (219) 476-0404.
What is Dr. Scott A. Buck's medical license number?
Dr. Buck holds Indiana license 01048897A.
Which hospitals is Dr. Scott A. Buck affiliated with?
Dr. Buck is affiliated with Northwest Health - Porter. Dmand AI links Dr. Buck to 1 more hospital.
Does Dr. Scott A. Buck accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Buck billed Medicare for 6,496 services in 2024, and Dr. Buck accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Scott A. Buck's MIPS score?
Dr. Buck's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Scott A. Buck see?
CMS counts 783 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buck in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Scott A. Buck bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Buck's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2781), surgery: eye (67028) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. Scott A. Buck go to medical school?
Dr. Buck graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Scott A. Buck prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Buck's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Timolol Maleate.
Has Dr. Scott A. Buck received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $18,185 in general payments to Dr. Buck from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
How long has Dr. Scott A. Buck been practicing?
Dr. Buck graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
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