Sam Buffer, MD in Pittsburgh, PA - Medicare Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)

Sam Buffer, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease" physician in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He went to University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine and graduated in 1988 and has 36 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology). He is a member of the group practice University Of Pittsburgh Physicians and his current practice location is 9380 Mcknight Rd, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (412) 367-8202.

Sam Buffer is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD042229L) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1699747634.

Contact Information

	Sam Buffer, MD
	9380 Mcknight Rd, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15237-5954
	(412) 367-8202
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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Sam Buffer
Gender	Male
Speciality	Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Experience	36 Years
Location	9380 Mcknight Rd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Sam Buffer attended and graduated from University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine in 1988

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1699747634
Provider Enumeration Date: 02/03/2006
Last Update Date: 01/17/2022

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8426145343
Enrollment ID: I20071024000511

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Sam Buffer such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1699747634	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RC0000X	Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease	MD042229L (Pennsylvania)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Upmc Passavant	Pittsburgh, PA	Hospital
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System	Pittsburgh, PA	Hospital
Upmc Northwest	Seneca, PA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians	8729990239	3735

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. Sam Buffer allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1619935004 PECOS PAC ID: 8729990239 Enrollment ID: O20040308000883

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. Sam Buffer 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 Address	Practice Location Address
Sam Buffer, MD 9380 Mcknight Rd, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15237-5954 Ph: () -	Sam Buffer, MD 9380 Mcknight Rd, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15237-5954 Ph: (412) 367-8202

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Sam Buffer, MD - Medicare Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology) in Pittsburgh, PA