Michelle Lynn Buffington, A.N.P.
Nurse Practitioner · Fall River, MA
Michelle Lynn Buffington, A.N.P. is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fall River, Massachusetts, and NPI 1558640540, issued on Aug 9, 2011. Check the license (Massachusetts RN266552, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Lynn Buffington
- Credential
- A.N.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- RN266552 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 289 Pleasant St, Fall River, MA 02721
- Phone
- (508) 679-6611
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (508) 679-1218
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190115000774); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle Lynn Buffington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license RN266552Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
784 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole329 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate66 claims
- Ibrance40 claims
- Letrozole36 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate27 claims
- Verzenio25 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: $14.44
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tactile Systems Technology Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Affinity Physicians LLC.Warwick, RI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Lynn Buffington among 3,480 nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts
Michelle Lynn Buffington, A.N.P. is one of 3,480 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2011, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 38% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2017 among the 1,963 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
96 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fall River
They are 96 of the 3,032 NPPES records with a practice address in Fall River, and 3,480 nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Lynn Buffington, A.N.P.'s NPI number?
Michelle Lynn Buffington, A.N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558640540, issued on Aug 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Lynn Buffington, A.N.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 289 Pleasant St, Fall River, MA, 02721. Phone: (508) 679-6611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Lynn Buffington, A.N.P.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number RN266552, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Lynn Buffington, A.N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Lynn Buffington, A.N.P. had 784 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.