Kim Buford, FNP
NPI 1164193512ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Merrillville, IN
Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with The Methodist Hospitals Inc, practicing in Merrillville, Indiana. 179 Medicare patients in 2024, $19,572 paid; nearly all of their 273 Part D prescriptions were generic (96%).
Overview
| NPI | 1164193512 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 24, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 24, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 28138291A | IN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (IN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 179 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 482 across 28 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $19,572 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 273 · 275 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 181 |
| Total drug cost | $1,734 |
| Generic share | 96% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- The Methodist Hospitals IncMerrillville, IN · 129 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
None reported for 2025 or 2024.
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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