Dr. Michael Ryan Buckley, MD

Dr. Buckley practices at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical.

Dr. Buckley's NPI, 1801038716, was assigned on March 24, 2009. Dr. Buckley holds Tennessee license 51476.

Dr. Buckley's primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center, at 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920 in Knox County. The practice phone is (865) 305-9000.

Dr. Buckley's primary practice is The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of Ut Medical. Dr. Buckley is also affiliated with Covenant Health Parkwest. The medical group on file is UT Internal Medicine - Pellissippi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buckley to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buckley practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Buckley's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Buckley is licensed in Tennessee.

CMS data shows 1,540 Medicare services from Dr. Buckley across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 934 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,564 for them.

CMS counts 934 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buckley in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 365 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.39, 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. Buckley's median patient age at 72, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Buckley wrote 37 Medicare Part D claims for 27 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 23 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $191 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 120 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Buckley for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Buckley accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 63 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Buckley, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 116 general payments to Dr. Buckley from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 72% of the total. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. paid the most, $3,030.