Kathleen Erin Buffington, O.D.
Optometrist · Woodruff, WI
Kathleen Erin Buffington, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Woodruff, Wisconsin, and NPI 1568535722, issued on Nov 16, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 2768-035, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathleen Erin Buffington
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2768-035 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 706 Elm St., Woodruff, WI 54568
- Phone
- (715) 358-4060
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (715) 358-2561
- Medicaid ID
- 38615300 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060213000671); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kathleen Erin Buffington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 2768-035Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
122 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost67 claims
- Timolol Maleate38 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: $19.90
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Kathleen Erin Buffington among 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin
Kathleen Erin Buffington, O.D. is one of 1,161 optometrist records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Woodruff
They are 4 of the 154 NPPES records with a practice address in Woodruff, and 1,161 optometrist records in Wisconsin.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kirby Redman, ODWoodruff, WI 545681942213863
- Benjamin Redman, O.D.Woodruff, WI 545681326274036
- Jill Redman, O.D.Woodruff, WI 545681598991150
- Sandra Maley, ODPhillips, WI 545551154353415
- Jessica Stromberg, ODPhillips, WI 545551932151677
- Matthew Johnson, ODMinocqua, WI 545481700985645
- Jeffrey Pitzer, ODMinocqua, WI 545481669576740
- Lauren Treml, ODMinocqua, WI 545481508351099
Common questions
What is Kathleen Erin Buffington, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kathleen Erin Buffington, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568535722, issued on Nov 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathleen Erin Buffington, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 706 Elm St., Woodruff, WI, 54568. Phone: (715) 358-4060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathleen Erin Buffington, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 2768-035, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kathleen Erin Buffington, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathleen Erin Buffington, O.D. had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.