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Individual Patient Abuse

Melvin Jr Buffington

Lincoln, NE 68542

Public HHS-OIG LEIE exclusion record

The HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) file imported by ExcludedProvider.com on October 4, 2026 contains a record for Melvin Jr Buffington of Lincoln, NE with exclusion type 1128a2, which HHS-OIG's list of exclusion authorities describes as “conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect”, and an exclusion date of February 20, 2022. This page is not an official HHS-OIG record, and a matching name alone does not show that the record refers to a particular person; confirm identity and current status with HHS-OIG.

Status
Listed in the LEIE file imported October 4, 2026
Record type
Individual
Location
Lincoln, NE 68542
Exclusion date
February 20, 2022
Exclusion type
Patient Abuse (1128a2)
LEIE file imported
October 4, 2026

Record summary

Melvin Jr Buffington appears in the HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) public dataset as an individual record associated with Lincoln, Nebraska. The exclusion date shown in the source record is February 20, 2022. The exclusion type is 1128a2, identified by HHS-OIG as conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect.

Source record

SourceHHS-OIG LEIE downloadable file (UPDATED.csv)
Record typeIndividual
Status in imported filesListed in the LEIE file imported October 4, 2026
Exclusion dateFebruary 20, 2022
Exclusion typeConviction relating to patient abuse or neglect (1128a2)
LEIE file importedOctober 4, 2026
File timestampSeptember 10, 2026 (Last-Modified header from the HHS-OIG download server; not an official release date)
HHS-OIG release dateNot independently verified

What this exclusion type means

HHS-OIG identifies exclusion type 1128a2 as “Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect.” Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect (mandatory exclusion, minimum 5 years).

This exclusion type is a statutory category used by HHS-OIG in the LEIE dataset. The category describes the legal authority associated with the exclusion record, not a separate investigation or additional reporting by Excluded Provider.

Location and provider classification

This LEIE record is associated with Lincoln, NE 68542. The listed provider category is Individual - Licensed Health Care Service Provider. The listed specialty is Therapist.

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Keith Hughes Individual Drug Felony
Lincoln, NE · Felony conviction relating to controlled substance · Exclusion date Jun 20, 2024
Stacy J Quakenbush Individual Drug Felony
Lincoln, NE · Felony conviction relating to controlled substance · Exclusion date Jun 20, 2023
Amy E Feigenbaum Individual Program Crime
Lincoln, NE · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Sep 20, 2022
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Lincoln, NE · Conviction of program-related crimes · Exclusion date Jul 20, 2022

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How to verify this record

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