Dr. Donald William Buck II, MD

Dr. Buck practices at Mercy Clinic Burn and Plastic Surgery in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Buck's NPI, 1750547352, was assigned on August 3, 2008. Dr. Buck graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Buck holds Missouri license 2013037311.

Dr. Buck's primary practice is Mercy Clinic Burn and Plastic Surgery, at 621 S New Ballas Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63141 in Saint Louis County. The practice phone is (314) 251-5570.

Dr. Buck's primary practice is Mercy Clinic Burn and Plastic Surgery in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Buck is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital South. The medical group on file is Mercy Clinic Burn Care - Suite 7003B. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buck to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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.

Plastic surgery is Dr. Buck's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Buck is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Buck's licenses on file in 2 states: Missouri and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery and chronic skin ulcer among the conditions Dr. Buck treats.

CMS data shows 83 Medicare services from Dr. Buck across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 62 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,383 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 62 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buck in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 29 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.50, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buck's median patient age at 60, with 88% women.

In 2024, Dr. Buck wrote 161 Medicare Part D claims for 58 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 138 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $691 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 60 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Buck accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Buck, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 79 papers to Dr. Buck, published from 2002 to 2020. 2010 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Mammaplasty, Plastic Surgery Procedures and Surgical Flaps. Dr. Buck has published most often in Plast Reconstr Surg. Dr. Buck's most frequent co-authors are Gregory A. Dumanian, MD, Vinay Rawlani, MD and Robert D. Galiano, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 397 general payments to Dr. Buck from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 93% of the total. ETS Wound Care LLC paid the most, $618,739. It also lists 18 research payments totaling $42,833 from 2018 to 2025.

Dmand AI lists 36 awards for Dr. Buck, most recently Academic Medical Leadership Program for Physicians and Scientists in 2015. Dr. Buck serves on American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons, ACGME Council of Review Committee Residents and ACGME Milestones Working Group.

Dr. Buck graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Buck is a member of ACS and ASPS.

Dr. Buck is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.