Buffy J. Cook, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Brighton, TN
Buffy J. Cook, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Brighton, Tennessee, and NPI 1063406114, issued on Sep 6, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD31815, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Buffy J. Cook
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD31815 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1880 Old Hwy 51 Suite C, Brighton, TN 38011
- Phone
- (901) 837-7979
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 837-7999
- Medicaid ID
- 1516084 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061025000655); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1880 Old Hwy 51 Suite C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jenipher Chaney, ANPFamily Medicine Physician1558492306
Verify Buffy J. Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD31815Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,087 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 254 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium254 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate250 claims
- Losartan Potassium218 claims
- Gabapentin204 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium196 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium169 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $981.77
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- WT Medical AssociatesJackson, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Brighton
They are 3 of the 71 NPPES records with a practice address in Brighton, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 3 in Brighton → All 2,674 in Tennessee → Every provider in Brighton →
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Common questions
What is Buffy J. Cook, MD's NPI number?
Buffy J. Cook, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063406114, issued on Sep 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Buffy J. Cook, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1880 Old Hwy 51 Suite C, Brighton, TN, 38011. Phone: (901) 837-7979. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Buffy J. Cook, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD31815, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Buffy J. Cook, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Buffy J. Cook, MD had 7,087 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Buffy J. Cook, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.