NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Gayle Buffer, MSPT

Physical Therapist · Cambridge, MA

Melissa Gayle Buffer, MSPT is a physical therapist with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1023028958, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 17643, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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1023028958
Name
Melissa Gayle Buffer
Credential
MSPT
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
17643 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
763 Massachusetts Ave Ste 7, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone
(503) 678-9806
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2006
Record last updated
May 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 763 Massachusetts Ave Ste 7

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts 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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Melissa Gayle Buffer among 7,100 physical therapist records in Massachusetts

Melissa Gayle Buffer, MSPT is one of 7,100 physical therapist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 33% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

128 physical therapist records list a practice address in Cambridge

They are 128 of the 5,145 NPPES records with a practice address in Cambridge, and 7,100 physical therapist records in Massachusetts. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathleen Boland, DPTCambridge, MA 021391841593415
  2. Audrey Chandler, DPTCambridge, MA 021391184979239
  3. Meghan Church, PTCambridge, MA 021391992936462
  4. Stella Fayer, P.T.Cambridge, MA 021391851567234
  5. Hollis Herman, MS, PT OCSCambridge, MA 021391841325784
  6. Dimple Kapasi, PTCambridge, MA 021391831334036
  7. Gina Marsh, PTCambridge, MA 021391265636237
  8. Daniela Martinez Pacull, PT, DPT, LMTCambridge, MA 021391679847610

Common questions

What is Melissa Gayle Buffer, MSPT's NPI number?

Melissa Gayle Buffer, MSPT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023028958, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Gayle Buffer, MSPT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 763 Massachusetts Ave Ste 7, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Phone: (503) 678-9806. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Gayle Buffer, MSPT's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 17643, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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