Deborah Lenora Uplinger , FNPMSN
Nurse Practitioner • Saint Joseph, MO
220 S Woodbine Rd
Saint Joseph, MO 645063447
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Deborah Uplinger is listed in NPPES under Nurse Practitioner.
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NPI assigned on July 31, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 980 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 389 service units.
- J1100 — Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg: 180 service units.
- G0439 — Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit: 105 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,064 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 188 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril — 132 prescription fills, including refills.
- Rosuvastatin Calcium — 131 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 53 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 860 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 231. Middle half: 88 to 493.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 5,728 in 2020 to 980 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
220 S Woodbine Rd
Saint Joseph, MO 645063447
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Randy S. Buckles, Do, Family Health Care, Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2003
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
249 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $60,658 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $42,406 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
5,151 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$52,318 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $193.27 across 10 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $193.27 across 10 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 8)
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $45.96 across 2 records.
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $33.20 across 2 records.
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $25.40 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
23 years (graduated 2003)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2003 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Deborah Uplinger has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Deborah Uplinger as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Saint Joseph and Missouri
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 860 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 231. Middle half: 88 to 493.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Saint Joseph have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 860 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,615. Middle half: $6,020 to $35,542.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Saint Joseph have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 860 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,817. Middle half: $4,412 to $26,824.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Saint Joseph have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 924 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 303. Middle half: 86 to 1,191.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Saint Joseph have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Missouri (2024, 924 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,920. Middle half: $1,057 to $134,310.
Too few clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Saint Joseph have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
16 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Saint Joseph, MO (1,721 in Missouri).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Saint Joseph
18.8% of these 16 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
56.2% of these 16 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 83% from 5,728 in 2020 to 980 in 2024.
- 2020: 5,728
- 2021: 2,466
- 2022: 1,733
- 2023: 156
- 2024: 980
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 32% from $88,775 in 2020 to $60,658 in 2024.
- 2020: $88,775
- 2021: $114,851
- 2022: $86,712
- 2023: $11,263
- 2024: $60,658
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 36% from $66,353 in 2020 to $42,406 in 2024.
- 2020: $66,353
- 2021: $86,872
- 2022: $66,428
- 2023: $9,488
- 2024: $42,406
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 2,042 in 2020 and 2,064 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,042
- 2021: 2,609
- 2022: 2,495
- 2023: 808
- 2024: 2,064
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 12% from 4,592 in 2020 to 5,151 in 2024.
- 2020: 4,592
- 2021: 5,920
- 2022: 5,811
- 2023: 2,050
- 2024: 5,151
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 40% from $37,403 in 2020 to $52,318 in 2024.
- 2020: $37,403
- 2021: $61,665
- 2022: $45,641
- 2023: $10,050
- 2024: $52,318
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 83% from $1,145.98 in 2021 to $193.27 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,145.98
- 2022: $838.37
- 2023: $140.08
- 2024: $369.61
- 2025: $193.27
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $193.27.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STRENSIQ | General | $25.40 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Veozah | General | $24.52 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $23.26 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $22.70 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FARXIGA | General | $17.79 |
| Viatris Specialty LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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YUPELRI | General | $17.61 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $17.00 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $15.41 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NEXLETOL | General | $15.06 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XIFAXAN | General | $14.52 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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389 | 210 | $143.00 | $99.93 |
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J1100
Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
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180 | 20 | $7.00 | $0.12 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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105 | 105 | $210.00 | $101.30 |
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G0444
Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes
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105 | 105 | $25.00 | $14.35 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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81 | 62 | $94.00 | $71.00 |
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93000
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
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55 | 55 | $64.00 | $11.07 |
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81002
Urinalysis, manual test
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21 | 17 | $15.00 | $3.41 |
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G0438
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
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18 | 18 | $210.00 | $129.54 |
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90661
Influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from cell cultures
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13 | 13 | $40.00 | $36.11 |
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G0008
Administration of influenza virus vaccine
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13 | 13 | $40.00 | $29.84 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 188 | 15,291 | $1,359.13 | 55 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 132 | 10,560 | $676.52 | 42 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 131 | 11,250 | $1,396.22 | 46 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 100 | 8,266 | $1,977.61 | 41 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 93 | 7,590 | $659.17 | 33 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 92 | 7,500 | $455.42 | 34 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 88 | 7,865 | $815.64 | 33 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 78 | 6,265 | $549.97 | 27 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 66 | 4,043 | $783.03 | 20 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 54 | 4,572 | $423.71 | 19 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 53 | 3,994 | $156.73 | 14 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 52 | 4,440 | $394.87 | 23 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 50 | 4,500 | $369.02 | 21 |
| Sertraline Hcl | Sertraline Hcl | 44 | 3,540 | $219.89 | 18 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 43 | 3,030 | $223.67 | 13 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 43 | 3,711 | $590.28 | 15 |
| Olmesartan Medoxomil | Olmesartan Medoxomil | 38 | 2,460 | $409.74 | 11 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 37 | 2,894 | $205.28 | 12 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 37 | 1,644 | $1,128.08 | 18 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 36 | 2,246 | $329.04 | 12 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 35 | 255 | $111.13 | 29 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 35 | 2,245 | $477.05 | 14 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 35 | 3,090 | $432.95 | 13 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 30 | 2,700 | $460.51 | 11 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 28 | 1,605 | $93.16 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20060831000169
MO
4587668728
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Randy S. Buckles, Do, Family Health Care, Llc
212 S Woodbine Rd, Saint Joseph, MO 645063447
Phone: 8166761300
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Medicine
Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated July 31, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Saint Joseph
- Lauren Short, APRN
- Sarah Sedlacek, APRN
- Jessica Whiteman, APRN
- Dr. Rachel Dunston, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
- Bree Newbold
- Alicia Palitto, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC
Mailing Address
220 S Woodbine Rd
Saint Joseph, MO 645063447
Phone: 8166761300