Active NPI 1033202544 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Daniel Buff , MD

Internal Medicine • Far Rockaway, NY

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Daniel Buff, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Far Rockaway, NY. With approximately 42 years of clinical experience since graduating from New York University School Of Medicine in 1984, Dr. Buff delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 327 BEACH 19TH STREET.

Dr. Buff accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least, initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

327 Beach 19th Street

Far Rockaway, NY 11691

Telephone 7188697672

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

New York University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1984

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Far Rockaway, NY

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

42 Yrs +18.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.5 Yrs

State Avg: 29.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

52 Specialists

Practicing in Far Rockaway, NY (12979 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

11.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

53.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Buff (42 Years) 42 Yrs

Far Rockaway Specialty Average (23.5 Years) 23.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	3,565	291	$250.00	$85.53
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	2,124	281	$200.00	$118.51
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	427	264	$400.00	$187.87
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	403	244	$250.00	$88.60
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	290	161	$140.00	$82.04
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	269	51	$675.00	$231.20
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	158	14	$250.00	$53.91
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	133	82	$225.00	$146.21
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	109	98	$280.00	$198.84
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	89	83	$220.00	$143.21
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	31	31	$300.00	$142.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	3,634	293	$249.93	$89.96
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	2,301	333	$200.00	$121.16
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	512	65	$675.00	$244.25
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	457	285	$400.00	$197.07
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	447	264	$250.00	$92.15
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	330	184	$140.00	$85.25
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	116	81	$225.00	$151.84
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	100	93	$280.00	$206.07
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	82	77	$220.00	$149.40
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	29	29	$300.00	$148.73

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	3,380	294	$250.00	$83.31
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	2,374	311	$200.00	$105.85
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	456	300	$400.00	$232.33
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	439	233	$140.00	$81.28
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	408	250	$250.00	$84.34
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	382	64	$675.00	$259.77
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	130	120	$280.00	$191.86
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	126	81	$225.00	$148.95
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	83	78	$220.00	$120.02
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	19	17	$160.00	$84.06
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	19	17	$420.00	$209.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	3,213	285	$250.00	$84.93
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	1,996	324	$200.00	$107.44
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	439	58	$675.00	$264.73
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	430	219	$140.00	$82.31
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	429	266	$400.00	$236.79
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	392	248	$250.00	$85.51
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	105	78	$225.00	$152.24
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	98	89	$280.00	$195.91
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	79	70	$220.00	$124.05
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	41	41	$420.00	$214.38
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	39	39	$160.00	$85.51
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	36	28	$300.00	$161.95
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day	31	22	$180.00	$84.93
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	26	26	$100.00	$51.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	2,968	288	$250.00	$84.68
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	1,861	338	$200.00	$106.90
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	509	233	$140.00	$81.60
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	387	284	$400.00	$238.23
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	317	227	$250.00	$86.21
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	285	53	$675.00	$264.34
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	127	121	$280.00	$195.64
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	116	78	$225.00	$150.96
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	101	97	$220.00	$123.13
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	18	11	$100.00	$52.07
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	17	14	$160.00	$85.87
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	16	13	$420.00	$218.38

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	2,724	255	$250.00	$80.56
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	1,990	306	$200.00	$101.92
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	431	204	$140.00	$76.52
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	409	53	$675.00	$248.19
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	349	254	$400.00	$224.12
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	287	208	$250.00	$81.22
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	127	86	$225.00	$144.26
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	114	110	$280.00	$184.01
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	75	72	$220.00	$117.16
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	26	26	$420.00	$205.44
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	26	26	$160.00	$81.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	3,695	328	$250.00	$81.22
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	2,090	373	$200.00	$102.53
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	479	264	$140.00	$77.49
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	471	327	$400.00	$226.76
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	447	74	$675.00	$249.47
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	373	257	$250.00	$81.88
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	245	235	$280.00	$184.93
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	144	110	$225.00	$144.99
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	143	137	$220.00	$118.13
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	20	20	$160.00	$81.88
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	18	18	$420.00	$208.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	2,517	352	$233.26	$79.70
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	1,550	206	$200.00	$100.99
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	700	126	$647.42	$249.71
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	487	386	$442.55	$225.76
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	258	197	$250.00	$79.93
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	215	130	$140.00	$76.50
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	102	68	$225.00	$143.32
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	94	81	$276.55	$120.97
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	86	82	$453.17	$206.74
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	85	81	$175.35	$81.52
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	57	55	$280.00	$183.03
99236 Initial hospital care with same-day admission and discharge with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 85 minutes	42	38	$543.48	$243.48
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	36	36	$220.00	$116.98

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License NY 165707-1

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

01077632 (NY)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active October 19, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 19, 2007

Registered at 327 BEACH 19TH STREET, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691 (Tel: 7188697672)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 19, 2007

Registered at 327 BEACH 19TH STREET, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691 (Tel: 7188697672)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 19, 2007

Recorded as DANIEL BUFF, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 19, 2007

Internal Medicine (License #165707-1 in NY)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 02, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1033202544

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: October 02, 2006

Last Update: October 19, 2007

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

327 Beach 19th Street

Far Rockaway, NY 11691

Phone: 7188697672

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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