Jennifer Buffard, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner · The Woodlands, TX
Jennifer Buffard, ARNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1770884454, issued on Nov 11, 2010. Check the license (Texas AP126260, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer Buffard
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- AP126260 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3786 FM 1488 RD Ste 200, The Woodlands, TX 77384
- Phone
- (281) 364-8844
- Enumerated
- Nov 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141217000713); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3786 FM 1488 RD Ste 200
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Verify Jennifer Buffard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP126260Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
277 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole97 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate25 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide25 claims
- Valacyclovir17 claims
- Fluorouracil16 claims
- Mupirocin15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,155.83
92 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Woodlands Skin Surgery Center PAConroe, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jennifer Buffard among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas
Jennifer Buffard, ARNP is one of 4,825 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2010, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 22% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in The Woodlands
They are 30 of the 2,254 NPPES records with a practice address in The Woodlands, and 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Jennifer Buffard, ARNP's NPI number?
Jennifer Buffard, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770884454, issued on Nov 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer Buffard, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3786 FM 1488 RD Ste 200, The Woodlands, TX, 77384. Phone: (281) 364-8844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer Buffard, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP126260, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jennifer Buffard, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer Buffard, ARNP had 277 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jennifer Buffard, ARNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.