Denise Buffington

Denise Buffington has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Denise is currently serving as the Vice President at Spark Dental Management since March 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Catholic Health Initiatives as the Director of Payer Contracting from September 2017 to March 2022. In this role, they were responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of payer contracts, establishing positive relationships with payers, and coordinating financial analysis of payer contract performance. Before that, Denise worked at Select Medical as the Corporate Director of Managed Care from July 2011 to September 2017, where they negotiated and managed terms of managed care contracts and analyzed market trends. Denise also has experience as a Practice Administrator at Central PA Eye Institute from March 2009 to December 2010 and as a Practice Manager at Frank A. DeLeo, D.O. from June 1997 to March 2009. In these roles, they oversaw the management and financial aspects of the practices.

Denise Buffington holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management, with a specialization in General Business from the University of Phoenix. Additionally, they have an Associates Degree in Business Management from HACC. The years of enrollment or completion for both degrees are not provided.