James Buffa, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Physician Assistant · Santa Ana, CA
James Buffa, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1184052581, issued on Oct 22, 2013. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- James Buffa
- Credential
- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601006763 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1241 E Dyer RD, Santa Ana, CA 92705
- Phone
- (949) 289-9754
- Enumerated
- Oct 22, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Buffa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
James Buffa among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
James Buffa, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 40% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
124 physician assistant records list a practice address in Santa Ana
They are 124 of the 8,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Ana, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is James Buffa, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?
James Buffa, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184052581, issued on Oct 22, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Buffa, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1241 E Dyer RD, Santa Ana, CA, 92705. Phone: (949) 289-9754. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Buffa, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.