Michael L. Buffington, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Fayetteville, AR
Michael L. Buffington, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and NPI 1922007905, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (Arkansas C4241, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael L. Buffington
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- C4241 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34 W Colt Square Dr Ste 3, Fayetteville, AR 72703
- Phone
- (479) 521-1420
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2024
- Fax
- (866) 286-2967
- Medicaid ID
- 137676001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051114000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1968
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael L. Buffington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license C4241Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mike Buffington, M.D., P.A.Fayetteville, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael L. Buffington among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Michael L. Buffington, M.D. is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1968 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
97 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fayetteville
They are 97 of the 3,890 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Michael L. Buffington, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael L. Buffington, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922007905, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael L. Buffington, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34 W Colt Square Dr Ste 3, Fayetteville, AR, 72703. Phone: (479) 521-1420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael L. Buffington, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number C4241, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael L. Buffington, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael L. Buffington, M.D. had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.