Michelle Lynn Buffington, NP

Primary specialty

Adult Health Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LA2200X

License

APRN01880 Issued in RI

Practice address

1 Blackstone Street
2ND Floor
Providence, RI 02903

Phone

(401) 453-7520

Fax

(401) 453-7529

NPI assigned

Aug 9, 2011

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 MA, RI2 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, 2011

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Affinity Physicians LLC.Group PAC ID 0244413391, 723 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, CCN 410010
• Rhode Island Hospital Hospital, Providence, RI, CCN 410007

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

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.

• Affinity Physicians LLC.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Warwick, RI
  • NPI 1184944662
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Prima Care, PC

  • Clinic/Center
  • Fall River, MA
  • NPI 1265422596
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Affinity Physicians LLC

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1053038471
  NPD
• Prima Care, PC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Fall River, MA
  • NPI 1194587287
  NPD

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

• Rhode Island Hospital

  • Ambulance
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1053552299

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Rhode Island Hospital

  • Clinic/Center
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1154663383

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Rhode Island Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1588659528
  Care Compare affiliation
• Rhode Island Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1972768174
  Care Compare affiliation
• Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Providence, RI
  • NPI 1447233788
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1786665600000",
    "number": "1558640540",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "455 TOLL GATE ROAD",
            "address_2": "PRC AND CREDENTIAILNG",
            "city": "WARWICK",
            "state": "RI",
            "postal_code": "028862759",
            "telephone_number": "401-273-0641",
            "fax_number": "401-273-2919"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1 BLACKSTONE STREET",
            "address_2": "2ND FLOOR",
            "city": "PROVIDENCE",
            "state": "RI",
            "postal_code": "02903",
            "telephone_number": "401-453-7520",
            "fax_number": "401-453-7529"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
        {
            "address_1": "101 Dudley Street",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Providence",
            "state": "RI",
            "postal_code": "029052401",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "401-274-1122",
            "fax_number": "401-453-7666",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "BUFFINGTON",
        "first_name": "MICHELLE",
        "middle_name": "LYNN",
        "name_prefix": "Mrs.",
        "credential": "NP",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2011-08-09",
        "last_updated": "2026-08-14",
        "certification_date": "2026-08-14",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "363LA2200X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health",
            "state": "RI",
            "license": "APRN01880",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Susan H. Buckner, MD
• George B Buczko, MD
• Konstantin Budagyan, MD, PHD
• Samuel Budnick, DPT
• Seth P Bueno
• Ariane Buffum, OTA
• Ruth Bugbee, RN
• Amanda Ellen Buglio, M.S.
• Danny Duc Bui, MD
• Catherine Bukspan, OD

• Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in Providence, RI
• Providers in Providence, RI by specialty
• Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in Rhode Island

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 14, 2026; 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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