What is Scott Buck's specialty?

Scott Buck (NPI 1801856943) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Valparaiso, IN.

Where does Scott Buck practice?

Scott Buck practices in Valparaiso, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1801856943.

How much does Medicare pay Scott Buck?

Scott Buck (NPI 1801856943) received approximately $901K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 783 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1801856943

Scott BuckMD

PRACTICENORTHWEST INDIANA EYE & LASER CENTER PCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyValparaiso, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,174

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,496

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$802K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 236 Ophthalmology providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 2,608).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,267

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$47K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost588 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat163 claims

Timolol Maleate143 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate67 claims

Doxycycline Monohydrate64 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.2

Quality

74.2

Cost

71.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.26%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$172

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$172

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$172

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Scott Buck's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 28 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PORTER HOSPITAL LLC	334	1,126
LELAND, CINDY	74	197
Richard Carlson Optometry · Valparaiso, IN	62	119
Sandeep Sehgal Cardiology · Valparaiso, IN	25	57
Oren Carterman Anesthesiology · Knox, IN	25	57
FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT	24	40
Jeffrey Huth Diagnostic Radiology · Valparaiso, IN	22	48
WHEAT, MICHAEL	21	82
William Applegarth Dermatology · Valparaiso, IN	20	35
George Sloan Hematology-Oncology · Valparaiso, IN	18	162
Esther Lee Diagnostic Radiology · Valparaiso, IN	18	31
BUCK, STEPHEN	17	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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