Douglas F. Buxton, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · New York, NY
Douglas F. Buxton, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1013095272, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (New York 1567831, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas F. Buxton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 1567831 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 310 E 14TH Street, New York, NY 10003
- Phone
- (212) 979-4410
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 353-5772
- Medicaid ID
- 01367546 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051222000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas F. Buxton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 1567831Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,340 Medicare Part D claims for 505 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis326 claims
- Lumigan246 claims
- Latanoprost198 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol170 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate142 claims
- Vyzulta142 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: $2,908.21
113 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Douglas F. Buxton among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Douglas F. Buxton, MD is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Douglas F. Buxton, MD's NPI number?
Douglas F. Buxton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013095272, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas F. Buxton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 E 14TH Street, New York, NY, 10003. Phone: (212) 979-4410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas F. Buxton, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 1567831, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas F. Buxton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas F. Buxton, MD had 3,340 Medicare Part D claims for 505 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.