What is Russell Buchanan's specialty?

Russell Buchanan (NPI 1518908896) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Waterloo, IA.

Where does Russell Buchanan practice?

Russell Buchanan practices in Waterloo, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518908896.

How much does Medicare pay Russell Buchanan?

Russell Buchanan (NPI 1518908896) received approximately $139K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 203 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518908896

Russell BuchananM.D.

NeurosurgeryWaterloo, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

330

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

368

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$83K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 35 Neurosurgery providers in IA — above median (cohort median 444).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$738

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$525

Food and Beverage$213

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$525

Food and Beverage$213

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Russell 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). 21 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	181	1,104
David Kabel Cardiology · Cedar Falls, IA	52	179
SURNEDI, MURALI	36	118
WAVERLY HEALTH CENTER	34	121
LIEBSCHER, LAWRENCE	26	73
Frank Hawkins Interventional Pain Management · Waterloo, IA	25	113
RAECKER, GREG	22	53
Gerald Wait General Practice · Rhinelander, WI	21	167
Zachary Washburn Diagnostic Radiology · Scottsdale, AZ	20	38
Ameer Almullahassani Neurology · Fairfield, CA	20	38
Charles Heggen Diagnostic Radiology · Clive, IA	18	52
Pratibha Dua Internal Medicine · Waterloo, IA	15	53

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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