Salvatore Buffa, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Poughkeepsie, NY
Salvatore Buffa, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Poughkeepsie, New York, and NPI 1346244027, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (New York 203239, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salvatore Buffa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 203239 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 243 North RD, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
- Phone
- (845) 471-9410
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 243 North RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Salvatore Buffa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 203239Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
737 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 848 among the 13,066 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium395 claims
- Omeprazole84 claims
- Sucralfate23 claims
- Mesalamine19 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf18 claims
- Famotidine16 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 86.7 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: $961.31
23 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 10,593 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,948.62 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Premier Medical Group OF The Hudson Valley PCPoughkeepsie, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Salvatore Buffa, MD's NPI number?
Salvatore Buffa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346244027, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salvatore Buffa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 243 North RD, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601. Phone: (845) 471-9410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salvatore Buffa, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 203239, as entered by the provider. 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 Salvatore Buffa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salvatore Buffa, MD had 737 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 848. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Salvatore Buffa, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.7 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.