What is James Buchanan's specialty?

James Buchanan (NPI 1154310357) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Farragut, TN.

Where does James Buchanan practice?

James Buchanan practices in Farragut, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1154310357.

How much does Medicare pay James Buchanan?

James Buchanan (NPI 1154310357) received approximately $140K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 305 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1154310357

James BuchananMD

Family PracticeFarragut, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,564

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,090

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$120K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,574 Family Practice providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 965).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,478

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$620K

Distinct drugs

145

Brand share

19.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Alprazolam477 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium318 claims

Gabapentin310 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium309 claims

Lisinopril243 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

111

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (6)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Buchanan's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC	34	101
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER	32	76

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
METRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC	35	105
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER	32	105
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Tucker, GA	21	69
FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	15	39

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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