Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 737
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 218
- Part D claims, 2024
- 9,376
- MIPS score, 2024
- 80
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65201
- Practice phone
- Call (573) 882-4141
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
University Hospital (MU Health Care)
Columbia, Missouri
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Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe is a family medicine physician in Columbia, Missouri
Dr. Buffaloe practices at University Hospital (MU Health Care) in Columbia, Missouri.
Dr. Buffaloe's NPI, 1205064672, was assigned on June 24, 2009. Dr. Buffaloe graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Buffaloe holds Missouri license 2010021058.
- NPI
- 1205064672NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7113100371
- NPI enumeration date
- June 24, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (573) 882-4141
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe practices at University Hospital (MU Health Care) in Columbia, Missouri
Dr. Buffaloe's primary practice is University Hospital (MU Health Care), at 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65201 in Boone County. The practice phone is (573) 882-4141.
- University Hospital (MU Health Care)1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65201 · Boone CountyPhone(573) 882-4141
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Buffaloe's primary practice is University Hospital (MU Health Care) in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Buffaloe is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Missouri Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buffaloe to 2 more home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buffaloe practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University Hospital (MU Health Care) | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe is one of 2,412 family medicine physicians in Missouri
Family medicine is Dr. Buffaloe's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Buffaloe is licensed in Missouri.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, MissouriPrimary
Family medicine physicians near Dr. Buffaloe
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe billed Medicare for 737 services in 2024
CMS data shows 737 Medicare services from Dr. Buffaloe across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 218 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $34,635 for them.
Dr. Buffaloe's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4742024: 42710%
- Other services
- 2023: 352024: 310786%
Where Dr. Buffaloe's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office63887%
- In a facility9913%
Dr. Buffaloe compared with the Missouri median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Buffaloe
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 737vs 3332.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 218vs 15640% above
- Part D claims
- 8,747vs 1,2317.1 times
Medians across 2,555 family medicine physicians in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Buffaloe'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. Lucas Robert Buffaloe treated 218 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buffaloe in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 94 patients. 58% of them have high blood pressure, and 43% have arthritis. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buffaloe's median patient age at 66, with 46% women.
Dr. Buffaloe's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Buffaloe's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women9644%
- Men12256%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Buffaloe's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure58%
- Arthritis43%
- High cholesterol43%
- Diabetes29%
- Mood disorders27%
- Anxiety23%
- Depression23%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Buffaloe's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe wrote 9,376 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Buffaloe wrote 9,376 Medicare Part D claims for 426 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,747 of them, across 169 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $666,160 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,082 claims across 162 drugs.
Dr. Buffaloe's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic8,098 claims86%
- Brand-name1,162 claims12%
- Other116 claims1%
Dr. Buffaloe'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. Buffaloe's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids6%534 of 9,376 claims
- Antibiotics2%148 of 9,376 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%33 of 9,376 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: 8,0822024: 8,7478%
Drugs named by CMS: 169 in 2024, 162 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. Lucas Robert Buffaloe scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Buffaloe for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Buffaloe accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Buffaloe as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Buffaloe's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 80of 100Final score
- 58.2of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Removal of skin lesions: 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); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe received $106 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Buffaloe from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 72% of the total. KCI USA, Inc. paid the most, $45.
General payments to Dr. Buffaloe by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Buffaloe by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Food and beverage$7772%
- Education$3028%
Companies that paid Dr. Buffaloe the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
Dr. Buffaloe graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 2009.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe's NPI number?
Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe's NPI number is 1205064672. It was assigned on June 24, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe?
Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe is a family medicine physician in Columbia, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe practice?
Dr. Buffaloe practices at 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65201. Dr. Buffaloe's primary practice is University Hospital (MU Health Care) in Columbia, Missouri. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buffaloe to 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospice.
What is Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Buffaloe is (573) 882-4141.
What is Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe's medical license number?
Dr. Buffaloe holds Missouri license 2010021058.
Which hospitals is Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe affiliated with?
Dr. Buffaloe is affiliated with University Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe part of?
Dr. Buffaloe is linked to University of Missouri Health Care.
Does Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Buffaloe billed Medicare for 737 services in 2024, and Dr. Buffaloe accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Buffaloe as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe's MIPS score?
Dr. Buffaloe's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe see?
CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buffaloe in 2024, with an average age of 70.
What services does Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Buffaloe's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe go to medical school?
Dr. Buffaloe graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 2009.
What drugs does Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Buffaloe's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Omeprazole and Lisinopril.
Has Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $106 in general payments to Dr. Buffaloe from 5 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from KCI USA, Inc.
How long has Dr. Lucas Robert Buffaloe been practicing?
Dr. Buffaloe graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
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