Dr. Stephen E. Buckley, MD

Dr. Buckley practices at Hattiesburg Gi Associates in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Dr. Buckley's NPI, 1740283126, was assigned on May 31, 2005. Dr. Buckley graduated from University of Mississippi Medical Center - Jackson in 1990. Dr. Buckley holds Mississippi license 12824.

Dr. Buckley's primary practice is Hattiesburg Gi Associates, at 100 Methodist Hospital Blvd, Hattiesburg, MS 39402-1295. The practice phone is (601) 268-5185.

Dr. Buckley's primary practice is Hattiesburg Gi Associates in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dr. Buckley is also affiliated with Forrest General Hospital. The medical group on file is GI Associates & Endoscopy Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buckley to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buckley practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Buckley's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Buckley is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Buckley's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and fatty liver among the conditions Dr. Buckley treats.

CMS data shows 1,314 Medicare services from Dr. Buckley across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 569 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $112,766 for them.

CMS counts 569 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buckley in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 286 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buckley's median patient age at 63, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Buckley wrote 1,932 Medicare Part D claims for 614 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,729 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $464,896 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,702 claims across 29 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 77 out of 100 for Dr. Buckley for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Buckley accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 188 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Buckley, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Buckley in 2013.

CMS Open Payments shows 965 general payments to Dr. Buckley from 46 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $4,214.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Buckley, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Dr. Buckley graduated from University of Mississippi Medical Center - Jackson in 1990.

Dr. Buckley is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.