Thomas Buford, DO
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Flowood, MS
Thomas Buford, DO is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Flowood, Mississippi, and NPI 1104357862, issued on Mar 24, 2017. Check the license (Mississippi 28774, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Buford
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 28774 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Stone Creek Blvd Ste 500, Flowood, MS 39232
- Phone
- (601) 420-2040
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2025
- Fax
- (601) 420-2356
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210803001645); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records → All 41 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 120 Stone Creek Blvd Ste 500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Albin, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902317969
- Landon Burns, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1003259896
- Ashley Cocilova, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1184038499
- Erin FarmerFamily Nurse Practitioner1164013579
- Emily Hughes, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750799300
Verify Thomas Buford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 28774Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
1,164 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 521 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen285 claims
- Gabapentin173 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen99 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl79 claims
- Pregabalin76 claims
- Tramadol Hcl74 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): 69.8 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: $2,602.44
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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 one group practice
- Flowood Pain Center, LLCFlowood, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Buford among 41 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Mississippi
Thomas Buford, DO is one of 41 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 93% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2001 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 41 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Mississippi.
All 41 in Mississippi → Every provider in Flowood → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Landon Burns, M.D.Flowood, MS 392321003259896
- John Dodd, MDFlowood, MS 392321619020401
- Kristen Bell, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161841554227
- Veronica Carullo, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161689843906
- Arvind ChandrashekarJackson, MS 392161538543400
- Ikechukwui Eriator, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161992806939
- William Gusa, MDJackson, MS 392161083614317
- Patrick Klar, M.D.Jackson, MS 392161184887663
Common questions
What is Thomas Buford, DO's NPI number?
Thomas Buford, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104357862, issued on Mar 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Buford, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Stone Creek Blvd Ste 500, Flowood, MS, 39232. Phone: (601) 420-2040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Buford, DO's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 28774, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Buford, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Buford, DO had 1,164 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Buford, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.8 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.