Dr. Ian Andrew Buchanan, MD

Dr. Buchanan practices at Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, California, part of MemorialCare Health System.

Dr. Buchanan's NPI, 1295094084, was assigned on May 14, 2012. Dr. Buchanan graduated from UTMB Health in 2012. Dr. Buchanan's Texas license number on file is BP10042994.

Dr. Buchanan's primary practice is Long Beach Medical Center, at 2801 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 933-2000.

Dr. Buchanan's primary practice is Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, California, part of MemorialCare Health System. The medical group on file is Columbia Emergency Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Buchanan to 1 more therapy and rehab clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buchanan practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Buchanan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Buchanan is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Buchanan's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, California and Utah.

CMS data shows 353 Medicare services from Dr. Buchanan across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 205 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,498 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 205 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buchanan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 66% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buchanan's median patient age at 41, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Buchanan wrote 119 Medicare Part D claims for 85 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 32 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $77 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 27 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Buchanan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Buchanan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Buchanan, published from 2012 to 2021. 2021 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Brain Neoplasms, Craniotomy and Fluorescein Angiography. Dr. Buchanan has published most often in J Surg Res. Dr. Buchanan's most frequent co-authors are Ian Andre Buchanan, MD, Ronald Arthur Lehman, MD and Alex S. Ha, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Buchanan from 1 drug or device company in 2016. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Mallinckrodt LLC paid the most, $112.

Dr. Buchanan graduated from UTMB Health in 2012.

Dr. Buchanan is in network with 1 carrier, including CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.