Howard Kelly Buffington, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Rome, GA
Howard Kelly Buffington, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Rome, Georgia, and NPI 1235725383, issued on Dec 14, 2020. Check the license (Georgia F09201666, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Kelly Buffington
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- F09201666 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 504 Redmond RD NW, Rome, GA 30165
- Phone
- (706) 528-9060
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 290-2399
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210316003071); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Kelly Buffington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license F09201666Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
183 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meclizine Hcl27 claims
- Metformin Hcl27 claims
- Alprazolam16 claims
- Ulticare Pen Needle14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 69.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Palliative Care Services, PLLCFort Oglethorpe, GA
- Peachtree Hospice OF Georgia LLCStockbridge, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Kelly Buffington among 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Howard Kelly Buffington, FNP-C is one of 8,635 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 74% 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 61% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 61% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 4,544 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 363LF0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Rome
They are 72 of the 1,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Rome, and 8,635 family nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Howard Kelly Buffington, FNP-C's NPI number?
Howard Kelly Buffington, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235725383, issued on Dec 14, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Kelly Buffington, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 504 Redmond RD NW, Rome, GA, 30165. Phone: (706) 528-9060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Kelly Buffington, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number F09201666, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard Kelly Buffington, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Kelly Buffington, FNP-C had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Kelly Buffington, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.