Benita Lipford, MD

Primary specialty

Obstetrics & Gynecology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207V00000X

License

206180 Issued in NY

Practice address

34 Benwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14214-1761

Phone

(716) 986-9199

Fax

(716) 342-2340

NPI assigned

Apr 12, 2006

Last updated

Dec 4, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NY

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Education

New York Medical College, 1992

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Kaleida HealthGroup PAC ID 7810805280, 214 clinicians

Community Health Center of Buffalo IncGroup PAC ID 8527052265, 15 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

99.06 of 100Reported as group

Quality

87.72

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

75.82

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir4.healow.com/fhir/r4/HDJFBA

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

• Community Health Center of Buffalo, Inc.

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Buffalo, NY
  • NPI 1790787919
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Kaleida Health

  dba Buffalo General Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Buffalo, NY
  • NPI 1639209596
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Kaleida Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Buffalo, NY
  • NPI 1366473183
  NPD
• Kaleida Health

  dba Kaleida Health Outpatient Pharmacy

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Buffalo, NY
  • NPI 1992540546
  NPD
• University at Buffalo Pathologists, Inc

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Williamsville, NY
  • NPI 1235155581
  NPD
• Academic Medicine Services, Inc.

  dba UBMD Internal Medicine

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Williamsville, NY
  • NPI 1255394763
  NPD (past)

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

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "34 BENWOOD AVE",
            "city": "BUFFALO",
            "state": "NY",
            "postal_code": "142141761",
            "telephone_number": "716-986-9199",
            "fax_number": "716-342-2340"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "LIPFORD",
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        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-04-12",
        "last_updated": "2025-12-04",
        "certification_date": "2025-12-04",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "207V00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Obstetrics & Gynecology",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Stephen Ling, DDS
• Heather Michelle Link, M.D./ MPH
• Emerson Kathleen Linsley, MD
• Melissa Linton
• Lionel a. Sifontes, M.D, P.C.
• Yevgeniya S Lipina, FNP
• Lindsay Lipinski, M.D.
• Jessica Lynn Lipka, MSW
• Kaitlyn Marie Lipka, PA-C
• Hanna Lipkind

• Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician in Buffalo, NY
• Providers in Buffalo, NY by specialty
• Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician in New York

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 4, 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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