Nicholas James Buffin, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · New York, NY
Nicholas James Buffin, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1912402371, issued on Mar 28, 2018. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas James Buffin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 326557 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
- Phone
- (631) 316-0977
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210609002071); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas James Buffin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
246 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir34 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Methylprednisolone22 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl17 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl15 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl14 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
- Raceland Emergency Group LLCRaceland, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas James Buffin among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York
Nicholas James Buffin, MD is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,075 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in New York
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Common questions
What is Nicholas James Buffin, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas James Buffin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912402371, issued on Mar 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas James Buffin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10025. Phone: (631) 316-0977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas James Buffin, MD's license?
Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas James Buffin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas James Buffin, MD had 246 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.