JAMES T. BUFFUM M.D. NPI 1508820366

NPI Details

James T. Buffum, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease internal medicine in Springfield, MA with 41 years of experience. The provider is an internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms. James T. Buffum, M.D. NPI is 1508820366. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

Education
Medical School: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1984

The provider's business location address is:

2 MEDICAL CENTER DR
SUITE 410
SPRINGFIELD, MA
ZIP 01107-270
Phone: (413) 781-5735
Fax: (413) 732-0225

The NPI 1508820366 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.

The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only (HCPCS:93010)
• Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function (HCPCS:93306)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes (HCPCS:99221)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report (HCPCS:93351)
• Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician (HCPCS:93016)
• Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician (HCPCS:93018)
• Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect (HCPCS:78452)
• Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional (HCPCS:93227)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional (HCPCS:93228)
• Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional (HCPCS:93229)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes (HCPCS:99442)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 4/17/2006 and was last updated on 6/21/2021.

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