Jeffrey Buffinger, CNP

Primary specialty

Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363L00000X

License

APRN.CNP.0032941 Issued in OH

Practice address

1611 27TH St Ste 102
Portsmouth, OH 45662-6932

Phone

(740) 356-6750

Fax

(740) 356-7819

NPI assigned

Jan 2, 2023

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in KY, OH2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Somc Medical Care Foundation, Inc.Group PAC ID 9436061645, 388 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Southern Ohio Medical Center Hospital, Portsmouth, OH, CCN 360008

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

82.59 of 100Reported as group

Quality

59.57

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

71.16

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Certified Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Somc Medical Care Foundation, Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Portsmouth, OH
  • NPI 1457467227

  Nurse Practitioner

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Kings Daughters Medical Specialties Inc

  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
  • Prestonsburg, KY
  • NPI 1710215736

  Nurse Practitioner

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Somc Medical Care Foundation, Inc.

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Portsmouth, OH
  • NPI 1366686230
  NPD
• Kings Daughters Medical Specialties Inc

  • Radiation Oncology Physician
  • Ashland, KY
  • NPI 1699565176
  NPD
• Kings Daughters Medical Specialties Inc.

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Ashland, KY
  • NPI 1134484892

  Nurse Practitioner

  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Southern Ohio Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Portsmouth, OH
  • NPI 1053342816
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1750982400000",
    "number": "1326751652",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1735 27TH ST STE B06",
            "city": "PORTSMOUTH",
            "state": "OH",
            "postal_code": "456622681",
            "telephone_number": "740-356-5000"
        },
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            "address_1": "1611 27TH ST STE 102",
            "city": "PORTSMOUTH",
            "state": "OH",
            "postal_code": "456626932",
            "telephone_number": "740-356-6750",
            "fax_number": "740-356-7819"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "BUFFINGER",
        "first_name": "JEFFREY",
        "credential": "CNP",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2023-01-02",
        "last_updated": "2025-06-27",
        "certification_date": "2025-06-27",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
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            "license": "APRN.CNP.0032941",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "jeffery.buffinger@somc.medicity.net",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "endpointDescription": "SOMC Neurology",
            "use": "HIE",
            "useDescription": "Health Information Exchange (HIE)",
            "address_1": "1611 27th St Ste 102",
            "city": "Portsmouth",
            "state": "OH",
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}

• Buckeye Forest at Portsmouth LLC
• Allison Buckle, CDCA
• Corey James Buckler
• Elias Buckler
• William L Buente, MD
• Betty Ann Burchett
• Carrie Burchett
• Trent Burchett, PT, DPT, CSCS
• Crystal Ann Burgess
• Evelyn Burke

• Nurse Practitioner in Portsmouth, OH
• Providers in Portsmouth, OH by specialty
• Nurse Practitioner in Ohio

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 27, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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