Benjamin Buck
Internal Medicine β’ Columbus, OH
395 W 12th Ave Fl 3
Columbus, OH 432101267
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NPI assigned on April 12, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 82 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Eliquis (Apixaban) β 21 prescription fills, including refills.
- Farxiga (Dapagliflozin Propanediol) β 17 prescription fills, including refills.
- Metoprolol Tartrate β 15 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 5 records in the table Β· Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Columbus, OH (2024, 373 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 278. Middle half: 74 to 2,917.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,362 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 883. Middle half: 119 to 5,445.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 106 in 2017 to 82 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers β by Provider and Drug, 2017β2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
395 W 12th Ave Fl 3
Columbus, OH 432101267
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
174 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
$35,671 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 β by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $20,265.52 across 66 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Grant: $14,000.00 across 4 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $3,836.43 across 18 records.
- Food and Beverage: $2,157.08 across 42 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- Abbott Laboratories: $8,317.81 across 33 records.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $6,556.26 across 14 records.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $5,046.52 across 3 records.
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).
NPI first issued
2016
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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)
Benjamin Buck 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 Benjamin Buck 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 Columbus and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Columbus, OH (2024, 373 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 278. Middle half: 74 to 2,917.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,362 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 883. Middle half: 119 to 5,445.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Columbus, OH (2024, 373 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,561. Middle half: $912 to $255,917.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,362 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $79,160. Middle half: $4,027 to $440,452.
580 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Columbus, OH (5,283 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Columbus
15.9% of these 580 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.4% of these 580 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 D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 23% from 106 in 2017 to 82 in 2024.
- 2017: 106
- 2018: 145
- 2019: 60
- 2022: 12
- 2024: 82
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 13% from 154 in 2017 to 174 in 2024.
- 2017: 154
- 2018: 218
- 2019: 113
- 2022: 12
- 2024: 174
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 2699% from $1,274 in 2017 to $35,671 in 2024.
- 2017: $1,274
- 2018: $2,332
- 2019: $587
- 2022: $232
- 2024: $35,671
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $99.99 in 2019 to $20,265.52 in 2025.
- 2019: $99.99
- 2021: $13.96
- 2024: $14,881.02
- 2025: $20,265.52
Sources: 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 β December 31, 2025): 66 records totaling $20,265.52.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Grant
Cash or cash equivalent
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EMBLEM MRI S-ICD | General | $5,000.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Grant
Cash or cash equivalent
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β | General | $5,000.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Grant
Cash or cash equivalent
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TACTICATH | General | $2,000.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Grant
Cash or cash equivalent
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ASSURITY | General | $2,000.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $660.12 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ACCENT | General | $534.93 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $486.77 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $348.68 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $348.68 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $348.68 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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AVEIR | General | $198.41 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Education
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $194.01 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $193.47 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $171.18 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $139.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $139.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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AVEIR | General | $128.44 |
| AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Sotalol Hydrochloride | General | $126.80 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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β | General | $112.80 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $111.66 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $100.21 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $100.02 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
ENSITE | General | $99.94 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACCENT | General | $91.51 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ENSITE | General | $89.38 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
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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| Eliquis | Apixaban | 21 | 1,140 | $21,394.85 | β |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 17 | 870 | $13,867.35 | β |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 15 | 1,320 | $25.32 | β |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 15 | 990 | $336.62 | β |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 14 | 900 | $46.44 | β |
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: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSORDER AND REFERRING ONLY - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20161013002635
OH
1850689423
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Hospitalist
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 395 W 12TH AVE FL 3, COLUMBUS, OH 432101267 (Tel: 6142933989)
Registered at 395 W 12TH AVE FL 3, COLUMBUS, OH 432101267 (Tel: 6142933989)
Recorded as BENJAMIN BUCK
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: OH 57.028146)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 395 W 12TH AVE FL 3, COLUMBUS, OH 432101267 (Tel: 6142933989)
Registered at 395 W 12TH AVE FL 3, COLUMBUS, OH 432101267 (Tel: 6142933989)
Recorded as BENJAMIN BUCK
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Columbus
- Julie Coffman
- Dr. Andrew Smith, DO
- Dr. Seth Holtzapfel, MD
- Dr. Michelle Nemer, MD
- Dr. Edward Pollyea, MD
- Dr. Navjot Kaur, MD
Mailing Address
395 W 12th Ave Fl 3
Columbus, OH 432101267
Phone: 6142933989