Peter Michael Buffa, M.D., PA
Emergency Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Peter Michael Buffa, M.D., PA is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1073765087, issued on Oct 21, 2008. Check the license (New Mexico MD2026-0284, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter Michael Buffa
- Credential
- M.D., PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD2026-0284 NM
52363 KY
N4315 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4311 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 556-7600
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2026
- Fax
- (659) 235-6176
- Medicaid ID
- 209668701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091124000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Peter Michael Buffa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2026-0284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
340 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin43 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl40 claims
- Meloxicam36 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl28 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine17 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $135.85
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 4 group practices
- Canyon Springs Emergency Medicine Associates PAAlamo, TX
- Edinburg Emergency Medicine Associates PAMission, TX
- Mcallen Emergency Medicine Associates PAMcAllen, TX
- Oak Creek Emergency Medicine Associates PAMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter Michael Buffa among 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico
Peter Michael Buffa, M.D., PA is one of 517 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 51% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2013 among the 263 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Acosta, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111861531865
- Martin Boyd, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111437377058
- William Bussey, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111063449106
- Oscar Castrejon, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111508020355
- William Einig, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111548471485
- Marcey Gillespie, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111326266032
- Thomas Lemke, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111194761494
- Todd Lucas, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111053422238
Common questions
What is Peter Michael Buffa, M.D., PA's NPI number?
Peter Michael Buffa, M.D., PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073765087, issued on Oct 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter Michael Buffa, M.D., PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4311 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 556-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter Michael Buffa, M.D., PA's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2026-0284, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Peter Michael Buffa, M.D., PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter Michael Buffa, M.D., PA had 340 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Peter Michael Buffa, M.D., PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.