NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Edward Bufalini, DMD MD

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Wilmington, NC

Mark Edward Bufalini, DMD MD is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1659481554, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2007-00364, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659481554
Name
Mark Edward Bufalini
Credential
DMD MD
Primary taxonomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
License numbers
2007-00364 NC
DS035576 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1305 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone
(910) 762-2618
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2006
Record last updated
May 9, 2023
Fax
(910) 763-5173
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100713000149); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 2003
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1305 Physicians Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Steven Lemmon, D.M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1033569926

Verify Mark Edward Bufalini in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024

976 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 256 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Bufalini976
  2. Specialty average406

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin233 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen232 claims
  3. Chlorhexidine Gluconate177 claims
  4. Ibuprofen172 claims
  5. Clindamycin Hcl56 claims
  6. Ondansetron Odt44 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: $40.67

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Bufalini$40.67
  2. Specialty average$1,077.58

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

  1. Carolinas Oral And Facial Surgery Center, Inc.Wilmington, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mark Edward Bufalini among 260 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in North Carolina

Mark Edward Bufalini, DMD MD is one of 260 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 9% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 1995 among the 24 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 1223S0112X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in North Carolina

There are 260 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in North Carolina.

The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bruce Arne'Wilmington, NC 284011558496042
  2. Michael Booth, D.D.S.Wilmington, NC 284011770639171
  3. John Hickory, DMDWilmington, NC 284011912200031
  4. Steven Lemmon, D.M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011033569926
  5. Gregg LombardoWilmington, NC 284011528193000
  6. Douglas Degroote, DDSWilmington, NC 284031679573976
  7. Michael Hasson, DDSWilmington, NC 284031043437825
  8. Brady Semmel, D.M.D., M.D.Wilmington, NC 284031952399461

Common questions

What is Mark Edward Bufalini, DMD MD's NPI number?

Mark Edward Bufalini, DMD MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659481554, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Edward Bufalini, DMD MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 762-2618. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Edward Bufalini, DMD MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2007-00364, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mark Edward Bufalini, DMD MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Edward Bufalini, DMD MD had 976 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. 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.