Leslie S. Buchanan, PA

  • Simi Valley, CA
  • Physician assistant
NPI1841267622
Medicare services, 2024
98
Medicare patients, 2024
65
Part D claims, 2024
1,091
MIPS score, 2024
96
Industry payments
$1,125
Practice address
2925 N Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, CA 93065
Practice phone
Call (805) 578-9620
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Alta California Medical Group, Inc.

Simi Valley, California

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Leslie S. Buchanan is a physician assistant in Simi Valley, California

Leslie Buchanan practices at Alta California Medical Group, Inc. in Simi Valley, California.

Leslie Buchanan's NPI, 1841267622, was assigned on March 1, 2006. Leslie Buchanan graduated from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 1988. Leslie Buchanan holds California license PA12305.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
March 1, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(805) 578-9620
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
64
Medical school graduation
1988

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Leslie S. Buchanan practices at Alta California Medical Group, Inc. in Simi Valley, California

Leslie Buchanan's primary practice is Alta California Medical Group, Inc., at 2925 N Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, CA 93065 in Ventura County. The practice phone is (805) 578-9620.

  • Alta California Medical Group, Inc.
    2925 N Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, CA 93065 · Ventura CountyPhone(805) 578-9620

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Leslie S. Buchanan is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Leslie Buchanan's primary practice is Alta California Medical Group, Inc. in Simi Valley, California. Dmand AI also links Leslie Buchanan to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Alta California Medical Group, Inc.Simi Valley, CaliforniaPrimary
1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Leslie S. Buchanan's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Alta California Medical Group, Inc.Available with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Leslie S. Buchanan is one of 11,482 physician assistants in California

Physician assistant is Leslie Buchanan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Leslie Buchanan is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Leslie Buchanan is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense PA12305 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists anxiety, bronchitis, enlarged prostate, insomnia, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and tinnitus among the conditions Leslie Buchanan treats.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Leslie S. Buchanan billed Medicare for 98 services in 2024

CMS data shows 98 Medicare services from Leslie Buchanan across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 65 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,351 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202498
Medicare patients65
Paid by Medicare$5,351
Procedure codes4

Leslie Buchanan's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits72
  2. Surgery14
  3. Other services12

Leslie Buchanan compared with the California median for physician assistants, 2024

  • Leslie Buchanan
  • California median
Medicare services
98vs 20452% below
Medicare patients
65vs 10538% below
Part D claims
764vs 2433.1 times

Medians across 7,065 physician assistants in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Leslie Buchanan's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Leslie S. Buchanan treated 65 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 65 Medicare patients who saw Leslie Buchanan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 37 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.77, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Leslie Buchanan's median patient age at 67, with 68% women.

Medicare patients, 202465
Average age74
Average risk score0.77

Leslie Buchanan's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Leslie Buchanan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4265%
  • Men2335%

Chronic conditions among Leslie Buchanan's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis38%
  4. Diabetes26%
  5. Ischemic heart disease23%
  6. Anxiety18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Leslie Buchanan's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women68%
  • Men32%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Leslie S. Buchanan wrote 1,091 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Leslie Buchanan wrote 1,091 Medicare Part D claims for 177 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 764 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,883 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20241,091
Drugs named by CMS27
Total drug cost$6,883
Part D patients177

Leslie Buchanan's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,028 claims94%
  • Brand-name and other63 claims6%

Leslie Buchanan's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Leslie Buchanan's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%14 of 1,091 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Leslie S. Buchanan scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Leslie Buchanan for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

Leslie Buchanan's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 96of 100Final score
  • 81.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Leslie S. Buchanan received $1,125 in industry payments in 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Leslie Buchanan from 1 drug or device company in 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Medline Industries, Inc. paid the most, $1,125.

General payments to Leslie Buchanan by kind, 2024 to 2024

$1.1Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$1,02391%
  • Food and beverage$1029%

Companies that paid Leslie Buchanan the most, 2024 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Leslie S. Buchanan graduated from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Leslie Buchanan graduated from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 1988.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in certified physician assistantNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

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Sources for Leslie S. Buchanan's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Leslie S. Buchanan's NPI number?

Leslie S. Buchanan's NPI number is 1841267622. It was assigned on March 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Leslie S. Buchanan specialize in?

Leslie S. Buchanan is a physician assistant in Simi Valley, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Leslie S. Buchanan practice?

Leslie Buchanan practices at 2925 N Sycamore Dr, Simi Valley, CA 93065. Leslie Buchanan's primary practice is Alta California Medical Group, Inc. in Simi Valley, California. Dmand AI also links Leslie Buchanan to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Leslie S. Buchanan's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Leslie Buchanan is (805) 578-9620.

What is Leslie S. Buchanan's medical license number?

Leslie Buchanan holds California license PA12305.

Does Leslie S. Buchanan accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Leslie Buchanan billed Medicare for 98 services in 2024.

What is Leslie S. Buchanan's MIPS score?

Leslie Buchanan's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Leslie S. Buchanan see?

CMS counts 65 Medicare patients who saw Leslie Buchanan in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Leslie S. Buchanan board certified?

Yes. Leslie Buchanan is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

What services does Leslie S. Buchanan bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Leslie Buchanan's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).

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Where did Leslie S. Buchanan go to medical school?

Leslie Buchanan graduated from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in 1988.

What drugs does Leslie S. Buchanan prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Leslie Buchanan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Lisinopril and Levothyroxine Sodium.

Has Leslie S. Buchanan received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,125 in general payments to Leslie Buchanan from 1 company from 2024 to 2024. The largest total came from Medline Industries, Inc.

How long has Leslie S. Buchanan been practicing?

Leslie Buchanan graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.

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