PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508820366

James BuffumM.D.

PRACTICEPIONEER VALLEY CARDIOLOGY, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

CardiologySpringfield, MAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,738

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,164

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$160K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 693 Cardiology providers in MA — above median (cohort median 1,819).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,658

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

25.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban538 claims

Metoprolol Succinate512 claims

Amlodipine Besylate368 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium363 claims

Lisinopril299 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$168

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$168

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Buffum's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 256 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER INC	1,779	3,710
THE MERCY HOSPITAL INC	535	1,238
BRODER, MARTIN	421	811
Rhett Krause Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, MA	207	296
MEDCARE EMERGENCY HEALTH, INC.	198	280
William Hiser Cardiology · Springfield, MA	194	311
Kal Dulaimy Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, MA	193	254
Christopher Moore Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, MA	171	235
Stephen O'connor Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, MA	161	211
Alena Kreychman Diagnostic Radiology · Farmington, CT	159	207
Michael Swirsky Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, MA	150	209
Katarzyna Lameka Diagnostic Radiology · New York, NY	146	195

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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