Buffy Sawyer, P.A.-C.
Medical Physician Assistant · Yakima, WA
Buffy Sawyer, P.A.-C. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Yakima, Washington, and NPI 1841343936, issued on Jan 19, 2007. Check the license (Washington PA10004157, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Buffy Sawyer
- Credential
- P.A.-C.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA10004157 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 406 S 30TH Ave, Yakima, WA 98902
- Phone
- (509) 248-7715
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (509) 248-2890
- Medicaid ID
- 8325813 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110310000348); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Buffy Sawyer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license PA10004157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
1,864 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate251 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium138 claims
- Eliquis129 claims
- Clopidogrel113 claims
- Carvedilol105 claims
- Furosemide104 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $182.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Buffy Sawyer among 1,068 medical physician assistant records in Washington
Buffy Sawyer, P.A.-C. is one of 1,068 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Washington. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 32% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2013 among the 581 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Washington
There are 1,068 medical physician assistant records in Washington.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Charles, PA-CYakima, WA 989021235153255
- Deborah Degooyer, PA-CYakima, WA 989021134156128
- Duane Frazier, PA-CYakima, WA 989021932239308
- D. Garrett, P.A.-C.Yakima, WA 989021639222730
- Eric HohmanYakima, WA 989021801810924
- Soly Houy, PAC MMSYakima, WA 989021851318851
- Gretchen Kaizer, PA, RNYakima, WA 989021538196654
- Dyann Kanzler, PAVYakima, WA 989021609962893
Common questions
What is Buffy Sawyer, P.A.-C.'s NPI number?
Buffy Sawyer, P.A.-C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841343936, issued on Jan 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Buffy Sawyer, P.A.-C. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 406 S 30TH Ave, Yakima, WA, 98902. Phone: (509) 248-7715. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Buffy Sawyer, P.A.-C.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number PA10004157, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Buffy Sawyer, P.A.-C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Buffy Sawyer, P.A.-C. had 1,864 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Buffy Sawyer, P.A.-C.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.