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David Craig Buck, MD

NPI 1699896159ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine· Fremont, NE

Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine (MD) in Fremont, Nebraska, trained at University of Washington School of Medicine (class of 2002). 395 Medicare patients in 2024, $150,798 paid; all of their 243 Part D prescriptions were generic. Arthrex, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,575 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1699896159
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 3, 2007
Last updated in NPPESDec 13, 2023
Certified by providerDec 13, 2023

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (IA); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (NE)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients395
Services billed4,285 across 61 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$150,798

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)243 · 247 30-day fills
Patients99
Total drug cost$2,219
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Washington School of Medicine
Graduation year2002
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,575 · 12 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Arthrex, Inc.$748.407
Conetic Solutions, Inc.$692.824
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.$134.071

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$983.37 · 3 payments
  • Food and Beverage$591.92 · 9 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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