Dr. Christy Richter Buckman , MD
Otolaryngology • Gresham, OR
24076 Se Stark St, Suite 230
Gresham, OR 970303373
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Dr. Christy Buckman is listed in NPPES under Otolaryngology.
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NPI assigned on June 8, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 343 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:
- 95165 — Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens: 198 service units.
- 95117 — Professional service for multiple injections of allergen: 55 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 34 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 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 194 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:
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride — 33 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ipratropium Bromide — 33 prescription fills, including refills.
- Azelastine Hcl — 28 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 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Oregon (2024, 92 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 369. Middle half: 250 to 738.
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 772 in 2020 to 343 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
24076 Se Stark St
Suite 230
Gresham, OR 970303373
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Portland, OR. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Otolaryngology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
93 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 $13,814 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 $9,318 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
267 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
$4,269 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $13.13 in 2020
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2020.
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.
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, “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.
Compared with the same specialty in Gresham and Oregon
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Oregon (2024, 92 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 369. Middle half: 250 to 738.
Too few clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Gresham have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Oregon (2024, 92 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $42,940. Middle half: $25,496 to $64,659.
Too few clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Gresham have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Oregon (2024, 92 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,647. Middle half: $17,702 to $47,257.
Too few clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Gresham have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Oregon (2024, 105 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 170. Middle half: 74 to 310.
Too few clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Gresham have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Oregon (2024, 105 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,056. Middle half: $1,203 to $7,477.
Too few clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Gresham have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
6 active clinicians are listed under Otolaryngology with a practice address in Gresham, OR (165 in Oregon).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
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 56% from 772 in 2020 to 343 in 2024.
- 2020: 772
- 2021: 552
- 2022: 503
- 2023: 768
- 2024: 343
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 50% from $27,500 in 2020 to $13,814 in 2024.
- 2020: $27,500
- 2021: $25,546
- 2022: $23,133
- 2023: $34,089
- 2024: $13,814
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 53% from $19,994 in 2020 to $9,318 in 2024.
- 2020: $19,994
- 2021: $17,800
- 2022: $16,675
- 2023: $23,949
- 2024: $9,318
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 51% from 395 in 2020 to 194 in 2024.
- 2020: 395
- 2021: 352
- 2022: 265
- 2023: 274
- 2024: 194
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 53% from 564 in 2020 to 267 in 2024.
- 2020: 564
- 2021: 511
- 2022: 383
- 2023: 378
- 2024: 267
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 34% from $6,442 in 2020 to $4,269 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,442
- 2021: $6,631
- 2022: $5,033
- 2023: $5,680
- 2024: $4,269
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $211.10 in 2019 to $13.13 in 2020.
- 2019: $211.10
- 2020: $13.13
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2020), 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 2020 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2020): fewer than 11 records totaling $13.13.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Acclarent, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM | General | $13.13 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2020, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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95165
Professional service for preparation and provision of 1 or more antigens
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198 | 12 | $57.00 | $15.47 |
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95117
Professional service for multiple injections of allergen
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55 | 13 | $43.00 | $11.28 |
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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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34 | 26 | $314.00 | $93.04 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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25 | 25 | $385.00 | $113.91 |
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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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19 | 18 | $443.00 | $131.37 |
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31575
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
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12 | 12 | $446.00 | $135.28 |
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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| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 33 | 1,170 | $599.13 | — |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 33 | 665 | $1,162.21 | 11 |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 28 | 1,480 | $998.08 | 13 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 27 | 1,018 | $493.60 | 21 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 24 | 1,680 | $239.18 | — |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | Pilocarpine Hcl | 14 | 395 | $555.40 | — |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 12 | 117 | $54.54 | — |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 12 | 34 | $98.62 | 12 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 11 | 38 | $67.83 | 11 |
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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-11-21NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X
An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Secondary Practice Locations
1111 Ne 99th Ave Ste 101
Portland, OR 972209442
Phone: 5034882626
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Audiologist
Doctor of Audiology
Physician Assistant
Master of Public Health, MSHS, Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter
Doctor of Audiology
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 541 NE 20TH AVE STE 225, PORTLAND, OR 972322895 (Tel: 5039632801)
Additional practice office at 1111 NE 99th Ave Ste 101, Portland, OR 972209442
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 24076 SE STARK ST, SUITE 230, GRESHAM, OR 970303373 (Tel: 5034882600)
Registered at 847 NE 19TH AVE, SUITE 300, PORTLAND, OR 972322684 (Tel: 5039632801)
Recorded as CHRISTY BUCKMAN, MD
Otolaryngology (license number reported to NPPES: OR MD26856)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Otolaryngology Specialists in Gresham
- Dr. Roya Mansouri, MD
- Dr. Bobak Ghaheri, MD
- Dr. Roger Wobig, MD
- Dr. Jesse Siegel, MD
- Dr. Carrie Brown, MD
Mailing Address
541 Ne 20th Ave Ste 225
Portland, OR 972322895
Phone: 5039632801