Ilana Rachel Buffenstein
Family Medicine Physician · Bellingham, WA
Ilana Rachel Buffenstein is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bellingham, Washington, and NPI 1093465775, issued on Mar 25, 2022. Check the license (Washington MD70028513, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ilana Rachel Buffenstein
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD70028513 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3500 Orchard PL, Bellingham, WA 98225
- Phone
- (360) 671-3900
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2026
- Fax
- (360) 647-0882
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251103000127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ilana Rachel Buffenstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD70028513Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,009 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin61 claims
- Lisinopril49 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl43 claims
- Metformin Hcl34 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Methocarbamol28 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
- Family Care Network, PLLCBellingham, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ilana Rachel Buffenstein among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Ilana Rachel Buffenstein is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
158 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bellingham
They are 158 of the 5,172 NPPES records with a practice address in Bellingham, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Ilana Rachel Buffenstein's NPI number?
Ilana Rachel Buffenstein's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093465775, issued on Mar 25, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ilana Rachel Buffenstein located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3500 Orchard PL, Bellingham, WA, 98225. Phone: (360) 671-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ilana Rachel Buffenstein's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD70028513, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ilana Rachel Buffenstein prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ilana Rachel Buffenstein had 1,009 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.