Heather Buxton, M.D.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Denver, CO
Heather Buxton, M.D. is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1366973448, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license (Colorado DR.0066859, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Buxton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License numbers
- DR.0066859 CO
MD200509 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3570 E 12TH Ave, Denver, CO 80206
- Phone
- (503) 809-4761
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2025
- Fax
- (720) 637-0750
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251006003870); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3570 E 12TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Pamela Cooper, LCSW, CAC IIIClinical Social Worker1700940368
- Lauren Gorog, PSYDClinical Psychologist1013542612
- Shay HelmMental Health Counselor1437773371
- Kristin Myers, PHDProfessional Counselor1871175802
- Paul ReynoldsFamily Nurse Practitioner1306493622
- Tracy Sellard, CMT, RMTMassage Therapist1215256144
Verify Heather Buxton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0066859Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $42.50
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Biogen, Inc. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Legacy Emanuel Hospital And Health CenterPortland, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Buxton among 190 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Colorado
Heather Buxton, M.D. is one of 190 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2011 among the 57 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Colorado
There are 190 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Colorado.
All 190 in Colorado → Every provider in Denver → Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cindy Clover, M.D.Denver, CO 802061275620262
- Eva Diaz, M.D.Denver, CO 802071386089134
- Kamleh Shaban, M.D.Denver, CO 802071821356452
- Vincent Collins, MDDenver, CO 802041205949872
- Audrey Dumas, MDDenver, CO 802041083760680
- Mira Eklund, M.D.Denver, CO 802041700938990
- Elizabeth Erickson, D.O.Denver, CO 802041497063606
- Kristin Harris, M.D.Denver, CO 802041033497268
Common questions
What is Heather Buxton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Heather Buxton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366973448, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Buxton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3570 E 12TH Ave, Denver, CO, 80206. Phone: (503) 809-4761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Buxton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0066859, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Buxton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Buxton, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Buxton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.