Kim Buford, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Merrillville, IN
Kim Buford, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1164193512, issued on Sep 24, 2021. Check the license (Indiana 28138291A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kim Buford
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 28138291A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8701 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 738-5500
- Enumerated
- Sep 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211109003139); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kim Buford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 28138291ACheck 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
273 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin40 claims
- Prednisone30 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate21 claims
- Azithromycin17 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Methodist Hospitals IncMerrillville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kim Buford among 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Indiana
Kim Buford, FNP is one of 2,582 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 71% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 1,710 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 35% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Merrillville
They are 18 of the 1,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrillville, and 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Kim Buford, FNP's NPI number?
Kim Buford, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164193512, issued on Sep 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kim Buford, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8701 Broadway, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 738-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kim Buford, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 28138291A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kim Buford, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kim Buford, FNP had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kim Buford, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.