Physician

Scott A Buck, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Scott Buck, MD (NPI: 1801856943) practices ophthalmology in the Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Porter, IN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NORTHWEST INDIANA EYE & LASER CENTER PC (NPI: 1336212117; TIN: 352136111) and primary practice location at 46383-2909.

Buck's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 783 traditional Medicare patients, billed 8,509 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $900,932 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 66984 (Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens). Part D data shows 1,339 prescription claims across 242 beneficiaries totaling $62,572 in drug costs, led by Restasis (Cyclosporine). DME data shows 111 claims. Open Payments data shows 13 records totaling $540. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $355,036 to $900,932. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $173,954 to $62,572. For DME billing, this smaller-volume category changed little.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	1,159	4,527	$355,036
2016	1,077	4,891	$352,357
2017	1,080	5,120	$335,648
2018	1,141	5,345	$354,810
2019	1,044	6,018	$382,778
2020	971	5,443	$344,859
2021	994	5,628	$465,960
2022	900	4,917	$425,775
2023	793	4,835	$521,258
2024	783	8,509	$900,932

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	357	1,530	$173,954
2016	377	1,606	$181,460
2017	317	1,362	$144,726
2018	374	1,693	$157,833
2019	260	1,390	$134,043
2020	250	1,434	$122,980
2021	277	1,438	$126,766
2022	250	1,444	$108,281
2023	244	1,344	$104,099
2024	242	1,339	$62,572

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	131	132	$7,007
2016	155	155	$8,696
2017	122	122	$7,319
2018	126	126	$7,601
2019	97	97	$5,637
2020	55	55	$3,385
2021	77	78	$5,595
2022	134	135	$8,147
2023	101	113	$7,994
2024	110	111	$7,975

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
66984	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	168	234	$372
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	235	267	$77
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	451	679	$54
76519	Ultrasound scan to determine eye length and lens power	177	250	$33
92134	Imaging of retina	149	235	$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Restasis	Cyclosporine	15	750	$15,613
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	27	1,488	$12,232
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	588	28,664	$3,459
Simbrinza	Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart	14	490	$2,835
Cyclosporine	Cyclosporine	11	330	$2,285

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
V2020	Frames, purchases	N	57	57	$3,375
V2203	Spherocylinder, bifocal, plano to plus or minus 4.00d sphere, .12 to 2.00d cylinder, per lens	N	35	36	$2,836
V2303	Spherocylinder, trifocal, plano to plus or minus 4.00d sphere, .12-2.00d cylinder, per lens	N	18	18	$1,764

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	13	$540	Alcon Vision LLC
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Scott A. Buck, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Scott A. Buck, MD (NPI 1801856943), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Scott A. Buck, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Scott A. Buck, MD?

Scott A. Buck, MD is linked to NORTHWEST INDIANA EYE & LASER CENTER PC (billing NPI 1336212117) in the available physician profile data.

Does Scott A. Buck, MD have Open Payments data?

Scott A. Buck, MD has 13 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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