Dr. John Arthur Buxton, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 54
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 91
- Part D claims, 2024
- 69
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $11,481
- Practice address
- 420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Practice phone
- Call (661) 327-1792
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. John Arthur Buxton is a general surgeon in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Buxton practices at Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Buxton's NPI, 1134125206, was assigned on June 23, 2005. Dr. Buxton graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1976. Dr. Buxton holds California license G34570.
- NPI
- 1134125206NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9638366941
- NPI enumeration date
- June 23, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (661) 327-1792
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 76
- Medical school graduation
- 1976
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John Arthur Buxton practices at Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Buxton's primary practice is Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital, at 420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 in Kern County. The practice phone is (661) 327-1792.
- Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301 · Kern CountyPhone(661) 327-1792
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John Arthur Buxton is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Buxton's primary practice is Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Buxton is also affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buxton to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Buxton's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John Arthur Buxton's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buxton practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John Arthur Buxton is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California
Surgery is Dr. Buxton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Buxton is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Buxton's licenses on file in 5 states: California, Maryland, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Maryland license
- Georgia license
- Pennsylvania license
- Ohio license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, cancerous skin growth removal, colon removal, gallbladder removal and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Buxton treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Buxton
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John Arthur Buxton billed Medicare for 54 services in 2024
CMS data shows 54 Medicare services from Dr. Buxton across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 91 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,997 for them.
Dr. Buxton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 642024: 3742%
- Surgery
- 2023: 262024: 1735%
Where Dr. Buxton's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2241%
- In a facility3259%
Dr. Buxton compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Buxton
- California median
- Medicare services
- 54vs 16667% below
- Medicare patients
- 91vs 12125% below
- Part D claims
- 50vs 3447% above
Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Buxton's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John Arthur Buxton treated 91 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buxton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 45 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 47% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buxton's median patient age at 51, with 52% women.
Dr. Buxton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Buxton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4448%
- Men4752%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Buxton's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes46%
- Arthritis44%
- Ischemic heart disease40%
- Anxiety31%
- COPD31%
- Mood disorders31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Buxton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 51
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Arthur Buxton wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Buxton wrote 69 Medicare Part D claims for 58 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 50 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $248 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 61 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Buxton's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Buxton's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids78%54 of 69 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 612024: 5018%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John Arthur Buxton ranks in the 94th percentile for hernia repair - groin (open) in Medicare
Dr. Buxton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Buxton, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Buxton ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair - groin (open)
- 94th percentile15 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. John Arthur Buxton received $11,481 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 44 general payments to Dr. Buxton from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $10,931.
General payments to Dr. Buxton by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Buxton by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$10,00087%
- Food and beverage$9108%
- Travel and lodging$5725%
Companies that paid Dr. Buxton the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John Arthur Buxton graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine
Dr. Buxton graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1976.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. John Arthur Buxton accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers
Dr. Buxton is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +3 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Buxton accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare8
- PPO7
- HMO5
- POS5
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. John Arthur Buxton's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John Arthur Buxton's NPI number?
Dr. John Arthur Buxton's NPI number is 1134125206. It was assigned on June 23, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John Arthur Buxton?
Dr. John Arthur Buxton is a general surgeon in Bakersfield, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. John Arthur Buxton practice?
Dr. Buxton practices at 420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301. Dr. Buxton's primary practice is Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buxton to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. John Arthur Buxton's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Buxton is (661) 327-1792.
What is Dr. John Arthur Buxton's medical license number?
Dr. Buxton holds California license G34570, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. John Arthur Buxton been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Buxton in California (1977 to 2026), Maryland (1991 to 1992), Georgia (1986 to 1989), Pennsylvania (1982 to 1988) and Ohio (1983 to 1986).
Which hospitals is Dr. John Arthur Buxton affiliated with?
Dr. Buxton practices at Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Buxton is also affiliated with Adventist Health Bakersfield. Dmand AI links Dr. Buxton to 1 more hospital.
Does Dr. John Arthur Buxton accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Buxton billed Medicare for 54 services in 2024, and Dr. Buxton accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John Arthur Buxton see?
CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buxton in 2024, with an average age of 71.
Is Dr. John Arthur Buxton board certified?
Yes. Dr. Buxton is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
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What services does Dr. John Arthur Buxton bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Buxton's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99203), surgery: digestive system (47562) and hospital inpatient care (99222).
Where did Dr. John Arthur Buxton go to medical school?
Dr. Buxton graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1976.
What drugs does Dr. John Arthur Buxton prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Buxton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Acetaminophen-Codeine.
Has Dr. John Arthur Buxton received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $11,481 in general payments to Dr. Buxton from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. John Arthur Buxton been practicing?
Dr. Buxton graduated from medical school in 1976, 50 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. John Arthur Buxton accept?
Dr. Buxton is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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