DEBORAH BUXA FNP
NPI 1245419951
Nurse Practitioner - Family in Harvey, ND

Q: What is Deborah Buxa's NPI number?

The NPI number for Deborah Buxa is 1245419951. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on October 30, 2007. The provider is also known as Deborah Mertz.

Q: What is Deborah Buxa's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Nurse Practitioner, specializing in Family, with taxonomy code 363LF0000X.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Deborah Buxa was last updated on March 7, 2023. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.

Active since October 30, 2007PECOS EnrolledAccepts Medicare Assignment

317 BREWSTER ST E, HARVEY, ND 58341(701) 324-5131(701) 324-5126 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 7, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 18, 2026.

Record update history: Mar 7, 2023, Oct 9, 2019, Oct 1, 2019 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Deborah Buxa Fnp NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

DEBORAH BUXA FNP (NPI 1245419951) is an individual family provider in Harvey, North Dakota, licensed in North Dakota (R28181) and active in the NPI registry since October 2007. She is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, is affiliated with Smp Health St Aloisius, and maintains 2 additional practice locations.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1245419951

Entity TypeIndividualFemale

Primary Taxonomy363LF0000X

Provider Legal NameDEBORAH BUXACredential: FNP

Location Address317 BREWSTER ST EHarvey, ND 58341

Mailing Address317 Brewster St EHarvey, ND 58341-1653 · (701) 324-5131 · Fax (701) 324-5126

Phone(701) 324-5131

Fax(701) 324-5126

Sole ProprietorNo

Medical School CMSOtherGraduated 2007

Enumeration DateOctober 30, 2007

Last NPPES UpdateMarch 7, 20234 updates tracked since enumeration

✔ NPI 1245419951 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyNurse Practitioner · FamilyPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Taxonomy Code363LF0000X

License✔ Licensed in ND · R28181

317 BREWSTER ST E, Harvey, ND 58341

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Other Names 1

Former Name (1)Deborah Mertz

Secondary Practice Locations 2

Location 1325 Brewster St EHarvey, ND 58341-1653 · Phone (701) 324-4651 · Fax (701) 324-4173

Location 2817 Lincoln AveHarvey, ND 58341-1521 · Phone (701) 324-2171 · Fax (701) 324-2173

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid19887ND

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, Sanford Health Plan.Insurance ›

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment

Deborah Buxa Fnp is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.

PECOS PAC ID42309775

PECOS Enrollment IDI20071204000329

Eligible to Order & Refer✔ Part B Labs & Imaging✔ Durable Medical Equipment✔ Home Health Agency✔ Power Mobility DevicesPer the CMS Ordering and Referring file. Eligibility means Medicare pays claims that this provider orders or refers for these categories.

Medicare Billing Reassignment

Medicare enrollment records show Deborah Buxa reassigns Medicare billing to 1 organization. The organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there.

St Aloisius Hospital Inc

Same address

Rural Health

317 BREWSTER ST E
Harvey, ND 58341

Reassigned Medicare billing, North Dakota enrollment
Also billed through NPI 1457477218 (North Dakota)
27 clinicians in this Medicare group

NPI 1477045052 (701) 324-4651

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare

Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.

Smp Health St Aloisius

Critical Access Hospitals · Harvey, ND

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number351327

Location325 E Brewster StHarvey, ND 58341 · Wells County

Emergency services

Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area

Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 58341 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.

New Patient

$85.71 typical visit price

range $55.75 – $168.12

Typical copayment $21.42 (range $13.93 – $42.03)

Most-billed visit code 99203

Established Patient

$98.29 typical visit price

range $18.11 – $137.65

Typical copayment $24.57 (range $4.52 – $34.41)

Most-billed visit code 99214

Amounts reflect what Medicare beneficiaries in this ZIP area are typically charged for office visits. Patients with other coverage should check their individual plans.

Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS

Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.

Reported Quality Measures

Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy

The percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes who had a nephropathy screening test or evidence of nephropathy during the measurement period

65%43 patients3/55-star benchmark: 99%

Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record

Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter.

1%1,446 patients1/55-star benchmark: 100%

e-Prescribing

At least one permissible prescription written by the MIPS eligible clinician is queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using certified EHR technology.

92%2,946 patients4/55-star benchmark: 100%

Patient-Specific Education

The MIPS eligible clinician must use clinically relevant information from CEHRT to identify patient-specific educational resources and provide access to those materials to at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician.

0%523 patients1/55-star benchmark: 100%

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a BMI documented during the current encounter or during the previous twelve months AND with a BMI outside of normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented during the encounter or during the previous…

15%384 patients1/55-star benchmark: 97%

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization

Percentage of patients aged 6 months and older seen for a visit between October 1 and March 31 who received an influenza immunization OR who reported previous receipt of an influenza immunization

7%344 patients1/55-star benchmark: 88%

Provide Patient Access

At least one patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period is provided timely access to view online, download, and transmit to a third party their health information subject to the MIPS eligible clinician's discretion to withhold…

2%523 patients1/55-star benchmark: 100%

Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly

Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were ordered high-risk medications. Two rates are submitted. 1) Percentage of patients who were ordered at least one high-risk medication.

Lower rates are better for this measure.

Patients 2+: 3% · 140 patients

8%140 patients3/55-star benchmark: 100%

Providers report different measures because they deliver different services; reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality. Star ratings appear only where CMS assigned them.

Referred Medical Equipment & Supplies CMS DME claims 2

Durable medical equipment, devices and supplies this provider ordered from DME suppliers for patients, from Medicare fee-for-service claims.

Standard wheelchair K0001

DME-Wheelchairs · category DD000N

2 suppliers13 claims13 services$26.53 avg. paid by Medicare

Supply allowance for therapeutic continuous glucose monitor (cgm), includes all supplies and accessories, 1 month supply = 1 unit of service K0553

DME-Other DME · category DE017N

1 supplier14 claims14 services$206.51 avg. paid by Medicare

Dollar amounts are the average Medicare paid the supplier per service. They are not the cost to the patient.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 6

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

MR. ROBERT H ROTERING M.D.

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