Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Hope Buffum, PA

Physician Assistant · Huntersville, NC

Hope 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 with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1427671270
Name
Hope Buffum
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
16645 Birkdale Commons Pkwy, Huntersville, NC 28078
Phone
(704) 801-7390
Enumerated
May 27, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16645 Birkdale Commons Pkwy

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexandra Carey, PAPhysician Assistant1639633456
  2. Jessica Carter, FNPNurse Practitioner1609412998
  3. Kasey Chmelik, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1518674290
  4. David Findley, PAPhysician Assistant1689240897
  5. Penny Hennessee, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1407207012
  6. Paul Henson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1396270740

Verify Hope Buffum in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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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 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Hope Buffum585
  2. Specialty average832

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone69 claims
  2. Azithromycin55 claims
  3. Cephalexin53 claims
  4. Cefdinir30 claims
  5. Meloxicam29 claims
  6. 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Atrium Health North Market Network LLCMooresville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

92 physician assistant records list a Huntersville practice address

They are 92 of the 1,525 NPPES records with a Huntersville practice address, and 8,335 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

Other physician assistant records in North Carolina

  1. Charles Aaron, PACharlotte, NC1396718037
  2. Franco Abad, PAWinston Salem, NC1154017440
  3. Christine Abbata, P.A.Wilmington, NC1730303603
  4. Princess Abbey, P.A.Matthews, NC1144661133
  5. Mary Abbott, PACAsheville, NC1619919776
  6. Samantha Abbott, PARaleigh, NC1194463729
  7. Mikayla Abee ThomasKing, NC1174345680
  8. Seth AbelHickory, NC1235510009
  9. Melinda Abercrombie, PA-CCharlotte, NC1760172647
  10. Caroline Aberman, PA-CGreensboro, NC1477180123

Common questions

What is Hope Buffum, PA's NPI number?

Hope 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 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 Buffum, PA's license?

Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Hope Buffum, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hope Buffum, PA had 585 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.