Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Bogalusa, LA
Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and NPI 1588856843, issued on Aug 10, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana MD.204114, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- MD.204114 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 Avenue F, Bogalusa, LA 70427
- Phone
- (985) 730-7001
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 730-7006
- Medicaid ID
- 1507997 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101123001061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.204114Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
146 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol17 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone15 claims
- Jinteli12 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 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: $67.80
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sage Therapeutics, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Our Lady OF The Angels Hospital IncBogalusa, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor among 659 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Louisiana
Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor, MD is one of 659 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 436 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Bogalusa
They are 5 of the 315 NPPES records with a practice address in Bogalusa, and 659 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Louisiana.
All 659 in Louisiana → Every provider in Bogalusa → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor, MD's NPI number?
Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588856843, issued on Aug 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 Avenue F, Bogalusa, LA, 70427. Phone: (985) 730-7001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.204114, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Christina Sunio Buenaflor, MD had 146 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.