What is Ernest Buchanan's specialty?

Ernest Buchanan (NPI 1720088974) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Cookeville, TN.

Where does Ernest Buchanan practice?

Ernest Buchanan practices in Cookeville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720088974.

How much does Medicare pay Ernest Buchanan?

Ernest Buchanan (NPI 1720088974) received approximately $195K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 512 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720088974

Ernest BuchananM.D.

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Family PracticeCookeville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,235

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,602

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$184K

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

10,688

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$735K

Distinct drugs

148

Brand share

17.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium409 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium390 claims

Omeprazole381 claims

Lisinopril332 claims

Amlodipine Besylate326 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernest 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). 20 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	333	1,077
COOKEVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	297	1,287
Spencer Madell Diagnostic Radiology · Cookeville, TN	105	322
Scott Reising Cardiology · Cookeville, TN	41	111
Mariano Battaglia Interventional Cardiology · Cookeville, TN	39	95
Robert Case Cardiology · Cookeville, TN	35	168
Mark Wathen Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cookeville, TN	29	64
Michael Lenhart Internal Medicine · Cookeville, TN	27	73
Sherif Shoukry Emergency Medicine · Richlands, VA	26	86
SMITH, SULLIVAN	23	82
Kenny Lynn Family Practice · Cookeville, TN	22	50
Stacy Brewington Interventional Cardiology · Cookeville, TN	22	146

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.

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