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Dr. Christopher Buff, DO

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and General Practice

New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

24 Hamilton Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

(518) 886-5600

Dr. Christopher Buff, DO is a family medicine practitioner in Ballston Lake, NY specializing in family medicine and general practice. He graduated from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Christopher Buff, DO is affiliated with Albany Medical Center.

Office Locations

112 Charlton Road
Ballston Lake, NY 12019

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Albany Medical Center

24 Hamilton Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

(518) 886-5600

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Albany Medical Center

8 Medical Park Drive Suite 100
Malta, NY 12020

(518) 289-2775

(518) 363-8805

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In The News

“The Hanley family wishes to thank Dr. Barry Lindenberg, Dr. Thomas Schumacher, Dr. Christopher Buff, the staff of the Rubin Dialysis Center in Clifton Park and the staff of the Saratoga Hospital...”—"Obituary published Sept. 4, 2010", The Saratogian, September 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Buff, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ballston Lake, NY during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	257
diabetes management	83
doctor visit	930
lab tests	990
preventive care	513
thyroid function tests	72
vaccines	199

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Buff, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ballston Lake, NY during 2013 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	66
doctor visit	611
lab tests	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	125

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	55
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	533

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	106

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	48
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	7
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	515

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	240

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	114
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	487

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	107

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	51
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	448

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	99

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	46
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	394

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	89

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	41
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	390

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	89

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	273

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	77

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	290

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	64

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	280

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	65

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Buff, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ballston Lake, NY were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and blood draw.

blood draw	161
diabetes management	83
doctor visit	468
lab tests	501
preventive care	513
thyroid function tests	72
vaccines	199

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	96

**Age**
75 to 84	72
85 and over	32
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	81

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Buff, DO From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	6
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher Buff, DO graduated from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency at Kennedy Memorial Hospitals-University Medical Center, Stratford. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Kennedy Memorial Hospitals-University Medical Center, Stratford

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher Buff, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Albany Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$718 Victoza $244	Tresiba $216	Ozempic $119	Saxenda $76	Xultophy 100/3.6 $47	Other $15
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$705 XARELTO $621	INVOKANA $84
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$568 FARXIGA $377	SYMBICORT $53	BYDUREON WEEKLY $33	BYDUREON $29	BYDUREON PEN $21	Other $55
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$551 JARDIANCE $165	STIOLTO $64	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $54	Spiriva $49	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $42	Other $177
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$512 BREO $174	TANZEUM $112	ANORO $67	SHINGRIX $53	FLOVENT $46	Other $60
Other	$3,474 ELIQUIS $412	FLUZONE QIV $188	JANUMET XR $123	Vesicare $118	Repatha $115	Other $2,518

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,456
Consulting Fee	$40
Education	$31

Biography

Dr. Christopher Buff's areas of specialization are general practice and family medicine. After attending New York College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school, he completed his residency training at Kennedy Memorial Hospitals-University Medical Center, Stratford. Dr. Buff's professional affiliations include Saratoga Hospital and Albany Medical Center. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Ballston Lake, NY.