John Arthur Buxton, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bakersfield, CA
John Arthur Buxton, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1134125206, issued on Jun 23, 2005. Check the license (California G34570, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Arthur Buxton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G34570 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2521 G St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 327-2544
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2022
- Fax
- (661) 327-0555
- Medicaid ID
- 00G345700 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101213001126); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2521 G St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Arthur Buxton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G34570Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine50 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $7,516.38
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
John Arthur Buxton among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
John Arthur Buxton, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician 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. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Bakersfield → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jorge Enriquez, MDBakersfield, CA 933011043210016
- Zora Gill, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011376566158
- Nicole Gordon, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011255575965
- Selwyn Kay, MDBakersfield, CA 933011609876754
- Michel Michael, MDBakersfield, CA 933011326110644
- Mark Mishkind, MDBakersfield, CA 933011467529362
- Charles Phillips, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011891791299
- Denise Portugal, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933011043405830
Common questions
What is John Arthur Buxton, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Arthur Buxton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134125206, issued on Jun 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Arthur Buxton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2521 G St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 327-2544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Arthur Buxton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G34570, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Arthur Buxton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Arthur Buxton, M.D. had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.