Christina Kimmel Buffington, MSOTR/L
Hand Occupational Therapist · Durham, NC
Christina Kimmel Buffington, MSOTR/L is a hand occupational therapist with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1518217199, issued on Sep 11, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 6950, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christina Kimmel Buffington
- Credential
- MSOTR/L
- Primary taxonomy
- Hand Occupational Therapist 225XH1200X
- License number
- 6950 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 William Penn Plz, Durham, NC 27704
- Phone
- (919) 220-5255
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130828000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest hand occupational therapist records → All 66 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 120 William Penn Plz
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ashlea Adams-Hill, DPTPhysical Therapist1871266015
- Kimberly Agatucci, P.T.Physical Therapist1366623829
- Michelle Alby, DPTPhysical Therapist1053589721
- Julian Aldridge, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1720175458
- Catherine Alek, OTOccupational Therapist1154112506
- Perico Arcedo, DOPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1871600148
Verify Christina Kimmel Buffington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 6950Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Emergeortho PADurham, NC
- Unc Physicians Group Practices II LLCHolly Springs, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christina Kimmel Buffington among 66 hand occupational therapist records in North Carolina
Christina Kimmel Buffington, MSOTR/L is one of 66 hand occupational therapist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 44% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 44% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1996 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225XH1200X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hand Occupational Therapist providers in North Carolina
There are 66 hand occupational therapist records in North Carolina.
All 66 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Hand Occupational Therapist nationwide →
The 8 hand occupational therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jessie Poteat, OTR/LDurham, NC 277101518463967
- Jennifer Pennington, OTR CHTRaleigh, NC 276171356386205
- Gretchen Correll, OTRaleigh, NC 276121083012926
- Lisa Dominick, OTR,CHTRaleigh, NC 276121851517395
- Summer ReavisRaleigh, NC 276101891172268
- Jo Cullingford, OTR/L CHTRaleigh, NC 276091346203908
- Casey Johnson, MS OTRLRaleigh, NC 276091013156009
- Andrea Lueken, OTR/LRaleigh, NC 276091881924306
Common questions
What is Christina Kimmel Buffington, MSOTR/L's NPI number?
Christina Kimmel Buffington, MSOTR/L's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518217199, issued on Sep 11, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christina Kimmel Buffington, MSOTR/L located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 William Penn Plz, Durham, NC, 27704. Phone: (919) 220-5255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christina Kimmel Buffington, MSOTR/L's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 6950, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Christina Kimmel Buffington, MSOTR/L'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.