NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rustin Buffington, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Jacksonville, FL

Rustin Buffington, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1720321946, issued on Apr 5, 2013. Check the license (Florida ME127564, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720321946
Name
Rustin Buffington
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
ME127564 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14810 Old Saint Augustine RD, Jacksonville, FL 32258
Phone
(904) 268-7701
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(904) 268-9708
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 14810 Old Saint Augustine RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jennifer Keen, MDPediatrics Physician1851319941
  2. Dan-Tam Tran, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1174581052

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $625.34

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rustin Buffington$625.34
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Rustin Buffington among 3,996 pediatrics physician records in Florida

Rustin Buffington, MD is one of 3,996 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Florida. 51% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 208000000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in Florida

There are 3,996 pediatrics physician records in Florida.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashraf Affan, MDJacksonville, FL 322581477538593
  2. Marc Berger, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322581760491302
  3. Virginia Black, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322581629159223
  4. Katherine Byra, MDJacksonville, FL 322581033438502
  5. Joseph Frank, MDJacksonville, FL 322581114144177
  6. Jennifer Keen, MDJacksonville, FL 322581851319941
  7. Paul Leadem, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322581184715658
  8. Queency Mercado, D.O.Jacksonville, FL 322581871811489

Common questions

What is Rustin Buffington, MD's NPI number?

Rustin Buffington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720321946, issued on Apr 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rustin Buffington, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14810 Old Saint Augustine RD, Jacksonville, FL, 32258. Phone: (904) 268-7701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rustin Buffington, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME127564, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.