Hope Elizabeth Buffum, PA
Physician Assistant · Huntersville, NC
Hope Elizabeth Buffum, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Huntersville, North Carolina, and NPI 1427671270, issued on May 27, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-10882, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hope Elizabeth Buffum
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-10882 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16645 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Huntersville, NC 28078
- Phone
- (704) 801-7390
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211216003004); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hope Elizabeth Buffum 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 0010-10882Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
585 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone69 claims
- Azithromycin55 claims
- Cephalexin53 claims
- Cefdinir30 claims
- Meloxicam29 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Atrium Health North Market Network LLCMooresville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hope Elizabeth Buffum among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Hope Elizabeth Buffum, PA is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North 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 2020, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
106 physician assistant records list a practice address in Huntersville
They are 106 of the 1,525 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntersville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Hope Elizabeth Buffum, PA's NPI number?
Hope Elizabeth Buffum, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427671270, issued on May 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hope Elizabeth Buffum, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16645 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Huntersville, NC, 28078. Phone: (704) 801-7390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hope Elizabeth Buffum, PA's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-10882, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hope Elizabeth Buffum, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hope Elizabeth Buffum, PA had 585 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.