Dr. Scott Lee Buckel, DO

  • Durham, NC
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1679776082PAC ID3779683172
Medicare services, 2024
2,091
Medicare patients, 2024
33
Part D claims, 2024
14
Industry payments
$712
Affiliated sites
1
Practice address
3320 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707
Practice phone
Call (919) 423-1181
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Primary practice

Chiropractic Partners

Durham, North Carolina

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Dr. Scott Lee Buckel is an orthopedic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina

Dr. Buckel practices at Chiropractic Partners in Durham, North Carolina.

Dr. Buckel's NPI, 1679776082, was assigned on June 6, 2007. Dr. Buckel graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002. Dr. Buckel holds North Carolina license 2009-00550.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3779683172
NPI enumeration date
June 6, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(919) 423-1181
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Scott Lee Buckel practices at Chiropractic Partners in Durham, North Carolina

Dr. Buckel's primary practice is Chiropractic Partners, at 3320 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707 in Durham County. The practice phone is (919) 423-1181.

  • Chiropractic Partners
    3320 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707 · Durham CountyPhone(919) 423-1181

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Scott Lee Buckel is affiliated with 2 sites of care

Dr. Buckel's primary practice is Chiropractic Partners in Durham, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buckel to 1 physician office, named with a free account.

Chiropractic PartnersDurham, North CarolinaPrimary
1 physician officeName with a free account
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Scott Lee Buckel's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Chiropractic PartnersAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Scott Lee Buckel is one of 809 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Buckel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Buckel is board certified in orthopedic surgery by the AOA Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Buckel's licenses on file in 3 states: North Carolina, Florida and Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2009-00550 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Florida licenseLicense OS10395
  • Specialist, GeorgiaLicense 058948 · taxonomy 174400000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, joint pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, rotator cuff injury and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Buckel treats.

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Buckel

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Scott Lee Buckel billed Medicare for 2,091 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,091 Medicare services from Dr. Buckel across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 33 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,060 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,091
Medicare patients33
Paid by Medicare$5,060
Procedure codes4

Dr. Buckel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 202024: 2,0009900%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 172024: 63271%
Surgery
2023: 152024: 2887%

Dr. Buckel compared with the North Carolina median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Buckel
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
2,091vs 9962.1 times
Medicare patients
33vs 24186% below
Part D claims
13vs 15792% below

Medians across 792 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Buckel's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Scott Lee Buckel treated 33 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 33 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buckel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 20 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 0.70, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buckel's median patient age at 64, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 202433
Average age74
Average risk score0.70

Dr. Buckel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Buckel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1752%
  • Men1648%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Buckel's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. Arthritis70%
  3. High blood pressure58%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Buckel's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Scott Lee Buckel wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Buckel wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims for 11 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $107 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 51 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202414
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$107
Part D patients11

Dr. Buckel's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2023

  • 2020
  • 2023
Claims for drugs CMS names
2020: 512023: 1375%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2023, 1 in 2020.

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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

How Dr. Scott Lee Buckel takes part in Medicare

Dr. Buckel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Scott Lee Buckel received $712 in industry payments from 2016 to 2019

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Buckel from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $368.

General payments to Dr. Buckel by program year, 2016 to 2019

General payments to Dr. Buckel by kind, 2016 to 2019

$712in total
  • Food and beverage$35950%
  • Education$19828%
  • Travel and lodging$15622%

Companies that paid Dr. Buckel the most, 2016 to 2019

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Scott Lee Buckel has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Buckel, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Buckel

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Scott Lee Buckel graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Buckel graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002. Dr. Buckel is a member of AOA.

  1. Medical schoolDr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
  2. Board certified in orthopedic surgeryAOA Board of Orthopedic Surgery
  3. Board certified in 2018 - 2020CT State License
  4. Board certified in 2008 - 2014FL State License
  5. Board certified in 2007 - 2015GA State License
  6. Board certified in 2002 - 2003MI State License
  7. Board certified in 2009 - 2026NC State License
  8. Board certified in 2003 - 2007PA State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Scott Lee Buckel accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers

Dr. Buckel is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Cigna
  • HCSC
  • Baylor Scott and White
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +3 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Buckel accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO7
  2. Medicare7
  3. PPO6
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Scott Lee Buckel's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Scott Lee Buckel's NPI number?

Dr. Scott Lee Buckel's NPI number is 1679776082. It was assigned on June 6, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Scott Lee Buckel?

Dr. Scott Lee Buckel is an orthopedic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Scott Lee Buckel practice?

Dr. Buckel practices at 3320 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707. Dr. Buckel's primary practice is Chiropractic Partners in Durham, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buckel to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Scott Lee Buckel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Buckel is (919) 423-1181.

What is Dr. Scott Lee Buckel's medical license number?

Dr. Buckel holds North Carolina license 2009-00550, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Scott Lee Buckel been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Buckel in North Carolina, Florida and Georgia.

Does Dr. Scott Lee Buckel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Buckel billed Medicare for 2,091 services in 2024, and Dr. Buckel accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Scott Lee Buckel see?

CMS counts 33 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buckel in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Scott Lee Buckel board certified?

Yes. Dr. Buckel is board certified in orthopedic surgery by the AOA Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Scott Lee Buckel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Buckel's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

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Where did Dr. Scott Lee Buckel go to medical school?

Dr. Buckel graduated from Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. Scott Lee Buckel prescribe most?

In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Buckel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methylprednisolone.

Has Dr. Scott Lee Buckel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $712 in general payments to Dr. Buckel from 3 companies from 2016 to 2019. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.

How long has Dr. Scott Lee Buckel been practicing?

Dr. Buckel graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Scott Lee Buckel accept?

Dr. Buckel is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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