Nathaniel James Buffington, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fairbanks, AK
Nathaniel James Buffington, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fairbanks, Alaska, and NPI 1316028947, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 124117, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathaniel James Buffington
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 124117 AK
45117 CO
11341 MT
48498-020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 W Cowles St, Fairbanks, AK 99701
- Phone
- (907) 451-6682
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250107001193); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1717 W Cowles St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cesa AgnesCommunity Health Worker1992204366
- Roy AlabranRegistered Nurse1609269273
- Shanice Albert, CHA-IICommunity Health Worker1144734807
- Alisa Alexander, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1215207253
- Madonna AllenCommunity Health Worker1922512128
- Samantha Arbuckle, RNRegistered Nurse1326678699
Verify Nathaniel James Buffington in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license 124117Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,630 Medicare Part D claims for 598 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 238 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium535 claims
- Lisinopril327 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium302 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate283 claims
- Losartan Potassium278 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium229 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tanana Chiefs ConferenceFairbanks, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nathaniel James Buffington among 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska
Nathaniel James Buffington, MD is one of 712 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 72% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 388 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% 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 Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fairbanks
They are 57 of the 3,202 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairbanks, and 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska.
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- Sara Hornberger, DOFairbanks, AK 997011124050299
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Common questions
What is Nathaniel James Buffington, MD's NPI number?
Nathaniel James Buffington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316028947, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathaniel James Buffington, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 W Cowles St, Fairbanks, AK, 99701. Phone: (907) 451-6682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathaniel James Buffington, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 124117, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska State Medical Board at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/StateMedicalBoard.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nathaniel James Buffington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathaniel James Buffington, MD had 7,630 Medicare Part D claims for 598 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nathaniel James Buffington, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.