Sarah Buckingham, MD
Neurology Physician · Stamford, CT
Sarah Buckingham, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Stamford, Connecticut, and NPI 1447549639, issued on Mar 29, 2011. Check the license (Connecticut 55337, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Buckingham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 55337 CT
279517 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 29 Hospital Plaza, Stamford, CT 06902
- Phone
- (203) 276-4464
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 29 Hospital Plaza
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Verify Sarah Buckingham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 55337Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
3,531 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,356 among the 13,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa673 claims
- Rytary228 claims
- Gabapentin198 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er170 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate159 claims
- Propranolol Hcl141 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: 79.1 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: $6,079.58
10 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Kyowa Kirin, Inc.. The 9,995 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,603.82 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Rehabilitation Associates IncFairfield, CT
- Stamford Health Medical Group IncStamford, CT
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.
Neurology Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 322 neurology physician records in Connecticut.
Other neurology physician records in Connecticut
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- Ashish Adlakha, MDFarmington, CT1639344120
- Idaira Aguilar Tejedor, M.D.Stratford, CT1356758387
- Anees Ahmed, MDManchester, CT1184692089
- Mohammed Al-Dulaimi, M.D.New Haven, CT1366995185
- Stephanie Alessi-Larosa, M.D., M.P.H.Hartford, CT1255742326
- Syed Musadiq Ali, MDHartford, CT1376276477
- Hardik Amin, M.D.Hartford, CT1679716195
- Susan Arnold, MDNew Haven, CT1720040587
Common questions
What is Sarah Buckingham, MD's NPI number?
Sarah Buckingham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447549639, issued on Mar 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Buckingham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 29 Hospital Plaza, Stamford, CT, 06902. Phone: (203) 276-4464. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Buckingham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 55337, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah Buckingham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Buckingham, MD had 3,531 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,356. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarah Buckingham, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.1 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.