Dr. Clare Sandra Buckingham, MD

Dr. Buckingham practices at MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, part of Community Health Systems.

Dr. Buckingham's NPI, 1811259310, was assigned on June 11, 2012. Dr. Buckingham graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Buckingham's California license number on file is A143225.

Dr. Buckingham's primary practice is MountainView Regional Medical Center, at 4311 East Lohman Avenue, Las Cruces, NM 88011 in Dona Ana County. The practice phone is (575) 556-7610.

Dr. Buckingham's primary practice is MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, part of Community Health Systems. Dr. Buckingham is also affiliated with PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital. The medical group on file is MountainView Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buckingham to 1 more medical group, named with a free account. Dr. Buckingham's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buckingham practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Buckingham's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Buckingham is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Buckingham's licenses on file in 5 states: California, Florida, New Mexico, Connecticut and New York.

CMS data shows 312 Medicare services from Dr. Buckingham across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 298 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,504 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 298 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buckingham in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 109 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buckingham's median patient age at 61, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Buckingham wrote 465 Medicare Part D claims for 242 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 294 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,521 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 340 claims across 14 drugs.

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

Dr. Buckingham graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2012.

Dr. Buckingham is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.