Valerie Marie Buffaloe, FNP
Nurse Practitioner · Greenville, NC
Valerie Marie Buffaloe, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1285918516, issued on Oct 5, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 5005337, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Marie Buffaloe
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 5005337 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Medical Dr, Greenville, NC 27834
- Phone
- (252) 847-2273
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2022
- Fax
- (252) 847-2964
- Medicaid ID
- 7006047 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120313000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 Medical Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Valerie Marie Buffaloe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5005337Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
166 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt18 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 claims
- Prednisone11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Nhcs Physicians IncRocky Mount, NC
- Wake Emergency Physicians PACary, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Marie Buffaloe among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Valerie Marie Buffaloe, FNP is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 28% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
81 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Greenville
They are 81 of the 5,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenville, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Valerie Marie Buffaloe, FNP's NPI number?
Valerie Marie Buffaloe, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285918516, issued on Oct 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Marie Buffaloe, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Medical Dr, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 847-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Marie Buffaloe, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5005337, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie Marie Buffaloe, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Marie Buffaloe, FNP had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valerie Marie Buffaloe, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. 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.