Gary A Buffington, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Great Falls, MT

Gary A Buffington, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Great Falls, Montana. His current practice location is 1101 26th St S, Great Falls, Montana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (406) 455-4690.

Gary A Buffington is licensed to practice in Montana (license number 4238) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1922009802.

Contact Information

Gary A Buffington, MD
1101 26th St S,
Great Falls, MT 59405-5161
(406) 455-4690
(406) 455-4752

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Physician's Profile

Full NameGary A Buffington
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine
Location1101 26th St S, Great Falls, Montana
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1922009802
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 08/02/2005
  • Last Update Date: 02/24/2010
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 3274680723
  • Enrollment ID: I20090420000629

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Gary A Buffington such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1922009802NPI-NPPES
0044187MedicaidMT

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine 4238 (Montana)Primary
207RN0300XInternal Medicine - Nephrology 4238 (Montana)Secondary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Gary A Buffington allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameSt Peters Health
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1205025145
PECOS PAC ID: 7911814926
Enrollment ID: O20031204001245
Entity NameCogent Healthcare Of Montana P C
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1053569525
PECOS PAC ID: 4486712833
Enrollment ID: O20081029000254

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Gary A Buffington is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Gary A Buffington, MD
5410 Maryland Way, Suite 300,
Brentwood, TN 37027-5064

Ph: (615) 371-5765
Gary A Buffington, MD
1101 26th St S,
Great Falls, MT 59405-5161

Ph: (406) 455-4690

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