Don Alex Buford, MD

Primary specialty

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XX0005X

License

J7439 Issued in TX

Practice address

3310 Live Oak St Ste 202
Dallas, TX 75204-8724

Phone

(877) 777-8883

Fax

(888) 818-0383

NPI assigned

Aug 10, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

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

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 1993

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation Inpatient rehabilitation facility, Dallas, TX, CCN 453036

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: dmcdbufor@yourcarecommunity.org

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.

• Don Buford Jr MD PA

  • Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
  • Dallas, TX
  • NPI 1417176728
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Kyle Stuart MD PA

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Dallas, TX
  • NPI 1902164999
  NPD (past)

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

• Bir JV LLP

  • Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Dallas, TX
  • NPI 1538465901

  Inpatient rehabilitation facility

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Jimena Buendia, B.S., SLPA
• Tiffany Buffington, FNP
• Stephanie Bufis, FNP-C
• Emily Nations Bufkin, M.D.
• Anna Buford
• Katie L Buford, PA-C
• John Bugarin Jr., D.C.
• Bugg US Home Healthcare Services LLC
• Dorothy Buggage
• Peter Buhay, CNIM, R. EEG T.

• Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Dallas, TX
• Providers in Dallas, TX by specialty
• Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 10, 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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