Lauren Whitton Buffington, NP-C
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner · Jackson, MS
Lauren Whitton Buffington, NP-C is a gerontology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Jackson, Mississippi, and NPI 1437541109, issued on Mar 4, 2015. Check the license (Mississippi 887265, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Whitton Buffington
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X
- License number
- 887265 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 969 Lakeland Dr, Jackson, MS 39216
- Phone
- (601) 200-4644
- Enumerated
- Mar 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 200-4645
- Medicaid ID
- 01253543 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150401001875); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 969 Lakeland Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Whitton Buffington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 887265Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024
370 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel22 claims
- Furosemide21 claims
- Levetiracetam15 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 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): 88.4 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: $853.73
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 3,903 providers of this specialty with any payment received $742.05 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
- RH Mississippi Hospitalist Medicine LLCJackson, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Whitton Buffington among 83 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Lauren Whitton Buffington, NP-C is one of 83 gerontology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 23% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2016 among the 58 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LG0600X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers in Mississippi
There are 83 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
All 83 in Mississippi → Every provider in Jackson → Gerontology Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 gerontology nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Ballinger, NPCJackson, MS 392161538684857
- April Calvert, NPJackson, MS 392161609389436
- Felecia Carter, AG-ACNPJackson, MS 392161891253811
- Melissa Culpepper, MSN, AGNP-BCJackson, MS 392161376096826
- Thomas Harkins, NPJackson, MS 392161184574451
- Marilyn Harrington, PHD, RN, AGNP-CJackson, MS 392161275922502
- Gloria Jaques, NPJackson, MS 392161518219914
- Lacey Mayfield, ARNPJackson, MS 392161427473172
Common questions
What is Lauren Whitton Buffington, NP-C's NPI number?
Lauren Whitton Buffington, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437541109, issued on Mar 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Whitton Buffington, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 969 Lakeland Dr, Jackson, MS, 39216. Phone: (601) 200-4644. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Whitton Buffington, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 887265, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Whitton Buffington, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Whitton Buffington, NP-C had 370 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among gerontology nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,369. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Whitton Buffington, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.