Tamika Idell Buford
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner · Oak Park, MI
Tamika Idell Buford is a gerontology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Oak Park, Michigan, and NPI 1063051506, issued on Jan 1, 2020. Check the license (Michigan 47004250923, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamika Idell Buford
- Primary taxonomy
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X
- License number
- 47004250923 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10350 W 9 Mile RD, Oak Park, MI 48237
- Phone
- (248) 569-7550
- Enumerated
- Jan 1, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10350 W 9 Mile RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ifeyinwa Ilechukwu, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1427165109
Verify Tamika Idell Buford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 47004250923Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024
2,447 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 75 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium411 claims
- Lactulose155 claims
- Lisinopril93 claims
- Furosemide72 claims
- Metformin Hcl67 claims
- Ipratropium-Albuterol63 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $260.19
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 3,903 providers of this specialty with any payment received $742.05 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.
Tamika Idell Buford among 409 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Michigan
Tamika Idell Buford is one of 409 gerontology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Michigan. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 55% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LG0600X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers in Michigan
There are 409 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Michigan.
All 409 in Michigan → Every provider in Oak Park → Gerontology Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 gerontology nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Linda HadousDetroit, MI 482361649733965
- Lakisha FranklinDetroit, MI 482341588315758
- Yvonne Taylor, APRN, BCDetroit, MI 482241295842011
- Nada Sareini, AGNPDetroit, MI 482231578069357
- Sheri Houghland, RNHamtramck, MI 482121063816742
- Joyce Grimm, GNPDetroit, MI 482081073633913
- Alham Nasser, NPDetroit, MI 482671922708361
- Hamedah Mosed, NPHighland Park, MI 482031205550548
Common questions
What is Tamika Idell Buford's NPI number?
Tamika Idell Buford's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063051506, issued on Jan 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamika Idell Buford located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10350 W 9 Mile RD, Oak Park, MI, 48237. Phone: (248) 569-7550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamika Idell Buford's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 47004250923, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tamika Idell Buford prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamika Idell Buford had 2,447 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among gerontology nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,369. 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.