Chad Dewayne Buffkin, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Loris, SC
Chad Dewayne Buffkin, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Loris, South Carolina, and NPI 1730627712, issued on Feb 9, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina 83104, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chad Dewayne Buffkin
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 83104 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3655 Mitchell St, Loris, SC 29569
- Phone
- (843) 716-7000
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230914001674); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Edward Via Col Of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3655 Mitchell St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Frederick Bellamy, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1972587012
- Kari Bolt, CDRRegistered Dietitian1174713119
- Kyron Cain, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1588705909
- Raymond Collins, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1831172493
Verify Chad Dewayne Buffkin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 83104Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
255 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt29 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate28 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl17 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Epmg OF Ohio Inc P APortsmouth, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Loris
They are 3 of the 129 NPPES records with a practice address in Loris, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 3 in Loris → All 1,244 in South Carolina → Every provider in Loris →
Other emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
- Jennifer Abrams, D.O.Elgin, SC1104899210
- Jennifer Adair, M.D.Summerville, SC1679600134
- Robert AdamsColumbia, SC1508397605
- Michael Adkins, M.D.Walterboro, SC1811992209
- Brandford Adobaw, MDGreenville, SC1871116178
- Dalal Akoury, M.D.Myrtle Beach, SC1154350965
- Halley AlbertsColumbia, SC1407421662
- Judson Alderman, M.D.Greenville, SC1043667629
- James Alexander, MDGreenville, SC1124099270
- Paul Alexander, M.D.Dillon, SC1023014891
Common questions
What is Chad Dewayne Buffkin, D.O.'s NPI number?
Chad Dewayne Buffkin, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730627712, issued on Feb 9, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chad Dewayne Buffkin, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3655 Mitchell St, Loris, SC, 29569. Phone: (843) 716-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chad Dewayne Buffkin, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 83104, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chad Dewayne Buffkin, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chad Dewayne Buffkin, D.O. had 255 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.