Charish Haylie Buffa, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Charish Haylie Buffa, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1205329380, issued on Jun 12, 2018. Check the license (South Carolina LL52652, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charish Haylie Buffa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- LL52652 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Ashley Ave RM 202, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-0435
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220813000672); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Morehouse School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charish Haylie Buffa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license LL52652Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
793 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis53 claims
- Furosemide40 claims
- Carvedilol30 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa25 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 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): 73.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 24 ON Physicians OF SC LLCSummerville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charish Haylie Buffa among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Charish Haylie Buffa, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
427 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 427 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Charish Haylie Buffa, MD's NPI number?
Charish Haylie Buffa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205329380, issued on Jun 12, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charish Haylie Buffa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Ashley Ave RM 202, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-0435. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charish Haylie Buffa, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number LL52652, 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 Charish Haylie Buffa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charish Haylie Buffa, MD had 793 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charish Haylie Buffa, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 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.