Timothy J. Buffey, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Anchorage, AK
Timothy J. Buffey, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1164422663, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (Alaska 145829, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy J. Buffey
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 145829 AK
036-121749 IL
5101012318 MI
34007910 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 E Dimond Blvd Ste 103, Anchorage, AK 99515
- Phone
- (907) 333-2133
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2024
- Medicaid IDs
- 36121749 IL
2357926 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211206001817); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1100 E Dimond Blvd Ste 103
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Timothy J. Buffey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license 145829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,128 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium181 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl105 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium102 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate102 claims
- Losartan Potassium101 claims
- Gabapentin98 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: $27.32
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Providence Health And Services- WashingtonEagle River, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy J. Buffey among 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska
Timothy J. Buffey, DO is one of 712 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2008 among the 388 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207Q00000X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
338 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Anchorage
They are 338 of the 11,751 NPPES records with a practice address in Anchorage, and 712 family medicine physician records in Alaska.
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Common questions
What is Timothy J. Buffey, DO's NPI number?
Timothy J. Buffey, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164422663, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy J. Buffey, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 E Dimond Blvd Ste 103, Anchorage, AK, 99515. Phone: (907) 333-2133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy J. Buffey, DO's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 145829, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska State Medical Board at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/StateMedicalBoard.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Timothy J. Buffey, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy J. Buffey, DO had 3,128 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.