What is Dale Buchanan's specialty?

Dale Buchanan (NPI 1407097520) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Marion, NC.

Where does Dale Buchanan practice?

Dale Buchanan practices in Marion, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1407097520.

How much does Medicare pay Dale Buchanan?

Dale Buchanan (NPI 1407097520) received approximately $12K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 130 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1407097520

Dale BuchananFNP

PRACTICEMH MISSION HOSPITAL MCDOWELL, LLLPSee all providers at this practice →

Nurse PractitionerMarion, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

154

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

155

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$11K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 7,225 Nurse Practitioner providers in NC — below median (cohort median 268).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$630

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone21 claims

Cefadroxil18 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims

Tamsulosin Hcl12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.4

Quality

77.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.65%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Dale 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). 5 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL INC	21	51
Will Chapman Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Asheville, NC	18	23
Elizabeth Burpee Internal Medicine · Seneca, SC	14	77
Edward St.Bernard Internal Medicine · Marion, NC	13	83
Thomas Rehm Podiatry · Asheville, NC	11	56

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL INC	92	915
THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL INC	71	292
Daniel Mclaughlin General Surgery · Bedford, VA	33	116
MISSION HOSPITAL INC	20	48
Mark Burton Internal Medicine · Marion, NC	16	70
Mcdowell County Ambulance Service Provider · Marion, NC	13	31
Thomas Rehm Podiatry · Asheville, NC	13	103
THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL INC	13	37
Eric Weiner Internal Medicine · Fletcher, NC	12	72
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER	12	47
Edward St.Bernard Internal Medicine · Marion, NC	12	60

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.

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