Don Alex Buford, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Dallas, TX
Don Alex Buford, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1720089899, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Texas J7439, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Don Alex Buford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- J7439 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3310 Live Oak St Ste 202, Dallas, TX 75204
- Phone
- (877) 777-8883
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2026
- Fax
- (888) 818-0383
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100706000319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Don Alex Buford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J7439Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
96 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam75 claims
- Tramadol Hcl11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $6,171.57
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Trice Medical, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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.
Don Alex Buford among 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas
Don Alex Buford, MD is one of 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 190 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas.
All 239 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ali Ashraf, M.D.Dallas, TX 752041992141055
- Howard Moore, M.D., ASSOCIATEDDallas, TX 752041427161694
- Donald Ozumba, MDDallas, TX 752041083615223
- Michael Golden, MDDallas, TX 752051477940922
- Karim Meijer, M.D.Dallas, TX 752051568788537
- Tarek SouryalDallas, TX 752051376543090
- Reed Bartz, MDSunnyvale, TX 751821881643971
- Daniel Cooper, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311447274386
Common questions
What is Don Alex Buford, MD's NPI number?
Don Alex Buford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720089899, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Don Alex Buford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3310 Live Oak St Ste 202, Dallas, TX, 75204. Phone: (877) 777-8883. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Don Alex Buford, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J7439, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Don Alex Buford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Don Alex Buford, MD had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.