John Buffington, SA
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor · Ruidoso, NM
John Buffington, SA is an addiction (substance use disorder) counselor with a practice address in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and NPI 1780917757, issued on Sep 9, 2009. Check the license (New Mexico 0068182, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- John Buffington
- Credential
- SA
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor 101YA0400X
- License number
- 0068182 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 206 Porr Dr, Ruidoso, NM 88345
- Phone
- (575) 630-0571
- Enumerated
- Sep 9, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 630-0574
- Medicaid ID
- L7094 NM
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 206 Porr Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Betty Brown, BMSCounselor1891021069
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Verify John Buffington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 0068182Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records list a practice address in Ruidoso
They are 5 of the 302 NPPES records with a practice address in Ruidoso, and 732 addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records in New Mexico. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is John Buffington, SA's NPI number?
John Buffington, SA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780917757, issued on Sep 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Buffington, SA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 206 Porr Dr, Ruidoso, NM, 88345. Phone: (575) 630-0571. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Buffington, SA's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 0068182, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico 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.