Individual provider Active NPI

Elizabeth Buffington

  • Occupational Therapist
  • Pittsburgh, PA
National Provider Identifier
1871126045
Registry record updated Mar 30, 2021
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Occupational TherapistTaxonomy code 225X00000X
License
OC016321 Issued in PA
Practice address
1400 Locust St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-5114
Phone
(412) 232-4060
NPI assigned
Feb 17, 2020
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Mar 30, 2021

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Occupational Therapist 225X00000X OC016321 PA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

1400 Locust St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-5114

Mailing address

1400 Locust St
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-5114
Phone (412) 232-4060

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address UPMChospital@upmcdirect.com Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in PA

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20230602001117 PA Practitioner - Occupational Therapist in Private Practice 8022475219 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice
Education
Other, 2019
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Western Pennsylvania Hand CenterGroup PAC ID 5294636288, 18 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

103 Pleasant Dr
Suite 209
Aliquippa, PA 15001-1333
Phone (724) 933-3850

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
OC016321PAMDOccupational Therapist

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Western Pennsylvania Hand Center CurrentSince May 30, 2023 Accepting new patients

Locations

103 Pleasant Dr
Ste 209
Aliquippa, PA 15001
Phone (724) 203-3335

6001 Stonewood Dr
Wexford, PA 15090
Phone (724) 933-3800

6001 Stonewood Dr
Fl 2
Wexford, PA 15090
Phone (724) 933-3850

Organizations & group practices 1

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.

NPI Registry JSON

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

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1617062400000",
    "number": "1871126045",
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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1400 LOCUST ST",
            "city": "PITTSBURGH",
            "state": "PA",
            "postal_code": "152195114",
            "telephone_number": "412-232-4060"
        },
        {
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "BUFFINGTON",
        "first_name": "ELIZABETH",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-02-17",
        "last_updated": "2021-03-30",
        "certification_date": "2021-03-30",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "225X00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Occupational Therapist",
            "state": "PA",
            "license": "OC016321",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "UPMChospital@upmcdirect.com",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "endpointDescription": "secure UPMC direct address",
            "use": "HIE",
            "useDescription": "Health Information Exchange (HIE)",
            "address_1": "1400 Locust St",
            "city": "Pittsburgh",
            "state": "PA",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "152195114",
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            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

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Sources for this page

  • NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 30, 2021; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
  • Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
  • 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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