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Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (1994)

3100 Tongass Avenue
Ketchikan, AK 99901

(907) 228-8300

Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO is a family medicine practitioner in Anchorage, AK specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience.

Office Locations

1100 E Dimond Boulevard Suite 103
Anchorage, AK 99515

(907) 333-2133

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1300 Franklin Avenue
Normal, IL 61761

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3100 Tongass Avenue
Ketchikan, AK 99901

(907) 228-8300

(907) 228-8440

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In The News

“The little-known program has provided clinical training for eight to 12 third- and fourth-year medical students each year, said Dr. Timothy Buffey, BroMenn director of student medical education and...”—"EXCHANGE: Obscure program trains next generation of doctors", The Washington Times, June 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alaska.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

screening test

In 2012, Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO performed more blood draw, phlebotomy for lab tests, and screening test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Alaska.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	294

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Anchorage, AK during 2013 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	307
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Anchorage, AK during 2014 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	250
preventive care	14
vaccines	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Anchorage, AK during 2015 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	235
preventive care	15
vaccines	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Anchorage, AK during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	293
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
preventive care	20
vaccines	20

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	16
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Anchorage, AK during 2017 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	20
doctor visit	184

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Anchorage, AK during 2018 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	46
doctor visit	132

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Anchorage, AK during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, thyroid function tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	53
doctor visit	192
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lab tests	89
preventive care	17
thyroid function tests	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	16
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Anchorage, AK were lab tests, blood draw, thyroid function tests and hospital care.

blood draw	39
doctor visit	212
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
lab tests	89
preventive care	15
thyroid function tests	23
vaccines	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	69
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	6
85 and over	3
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	34

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Cancer	2
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1994. He is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine and Family Medicine and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (1994)

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine and Family Medicine

Licensed In: Illinois

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Timothy J. Buffey, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc	$134 FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE $134
AbbVie Inc.	$126 VRAYLAR $102	UBRELVY $24
Lilly USA, LLC	$97 MOUNJARO $43	JARDIANCE $33	TRULICITY $21
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$88 Kerendia $88
Pfizer Inc.	$66 COMIRNATY $34	NURTEC ODT $33
Other	$442 XARELTO $64	NURTEC ODT $57	KRYSTEXXA $45	(8874) InCourage $32	RYBELSUS $30	Other $214

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$952

Biography

Dr. Timothy Buffey is a physician who specializes in family medicine. He is professionally affiliated with PeaceHealth. He is a graduate of Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.