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Philip J. Buffington, MD

NPI 1114967973ActiveIndividual· Urology· Cincinnati, OH

Urology (MD) in Cincinnati, Ohio, trained at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (class of 1984). 47 Medicare patients in 2024, $22,230 paid; nearly all of their 158 Part D prescriptions were generic (96%). Calyxo, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $239.52 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1114967973
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 8, 2006
Last updated in NPPESFeb 5, 2020
Certified by providerFeb 5, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Urology Primary208800000X35-05-2155OH

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients47
Services billed63 across 5 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$22,230

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)158 · 176 30-day fills
Patients76
Total drug cost$730.46
Generic share96% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Graduation year1984
Medicare specialtyUrology

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$239.52 · 3 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$305.67 · 5 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Calyxo, Inc.$158.491
Immunitybio, Inc.$67.051
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America$13.981

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$239.52 · 3 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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