Mara J. Buchanan, PA

  • Saratoga Springs, NY
  • Physician assistant
NPI1003860339PAC ID0840202834
Medicare services, 2024
356
Medicare patients, 2024
185
Part D claims, 2024
3,068
MIPS score, 2024
69
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Practice phone
Call (518) 587-3222
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Primary practice

Saratoga Hospital

Hospital · Saratoga Springs, New York

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Mara J. Buchanan is a physician assistant in Saratoga Springs, New York

Mara Buchanan practices at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, New York, part of Albany Med Health System.

Mara Buchanan's NPI, 1003860339, was assigned on May 20, 2006. Mara Buchanan holds New York license 003087.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0840202834
NPI enumeration date
May 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(518) 587-3222
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
66
Medical school graduation
1986

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Mara J. Buchanan practices at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, New York

Mara Buchanan's primary practice is Saratoga Hospital, at 211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 in Saratoga County. The practice phone is (518) 587-3222.

  • Saratoga Hospital
    211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 · Saratoga CountyPhone(518) 587-3222

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Mara J. Buchanan is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Mara Buchanan's primary practice is Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, New York, part of Albany Med Health System. Mara Buchanan is also affiliated with Glens Falls Hospital. The medical group on file is Saratoga Hospital Medical Group Endocrinology and Diabetes. Mara Buchanan's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Mara J. Buchanan's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Saratoga HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Mara J. Buchanan is one of 11,456 physician assistants in New York

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

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, New YorkPrimaryLicense 003087 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists pleural effusion and tobacco use among the conditions Mara Buchanan treats.

Physician assistants near Mara Buchanan

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

Mara J. Buchanan billed Medicare for 356 services in 2024

CMS data shows 356 Medicare services from Mara Buchanan across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 185 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,542 for them.

Medicare services, 2024356
Medicare patients185
Paid by Medicare$13,542
Procedure codes6

Mara Buchanan's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits238
  2. Tests and treatments118

Where Mara Buchanan's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office123%
  • In a facility34497%

Mara Buchanan compared with the New York median for physician assistants, 2024

  • Mara Buchanan
  • New York median
Medicare services
356vs 1762.0 times
Medicare patients
185vs 782.4 times
Part D claims
2,856vs 24511.7 times

Medians across 6,477 physician assistants in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Mara Buchanan's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Mara J. Buchanan treated 185 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 185 Medicare patients who saw Mara Buchanan in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 70 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.77, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Mara Buchanan's median patient age at 69, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024185
Average age75
Average risk score1.77
Also on Medicaid14%

Mara Buchanan's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Mara Buchanan's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9149%
  • Men9451%

Chronic conditions among Mara Buchanan's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease55%
  4. Arthritis47%
  5. Heart failure42%
  6. Atrial fibrillation41%
  7. Diabetes33%
  8. Anxiety32%

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

Mara Buchanan's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men52%

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

Mara J. Buchanan wrote 3,068 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Mara Buchanan wrote 3,068 Medicare Part D claims for 856 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,856 of them, across 45 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $558,945 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20243,068
Drugs named by CMS45
Total drug cost$558,945
Part D patients856

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

  • Generic2,537 claims83%
  • Brand-name531 claims17%

Mara 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.

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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

Mara J. Buchanan scored 69 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 69 out of 100 for Mara Buchanan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Mara Buchanan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Mara Buchanan's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 69of 100Final score
  • 56.2of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 75of 100Cost

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Mara J. Buchanan received $403 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Mara Buchanan from 9 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. paid the most, $93.

Companies that paid Mara Buchanan the most, 2025 to 2025

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

Mara J. Buchanan is board certified in certified physician assistant

Mara Buchanan is a member of ACC.

  1. Board certified in certified physician assistantNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Mara J. 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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician 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 Mara J. Buchanan's NPI number?

Mara J. Buchanan's NPI number is 1003860339. It was assigned on May 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Mara J. Buchanan specialize in?

Mara J. Buchanan is a physician assistant in Saratoga Springs, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Mara J. Buchanan practice?

Mara Buchanan practices at 211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Mara Buchanan's primary practice is Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, New York, part of Albany Med Health System.

What is Mara J. Buchanan's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Mara Buchanan is (518) 587-3222.

What is Mara J. Buchanan's medical license number?

Mara Buchanan holds New York license 003087.

Which hospitals is Mara J. Buchanan affiliated with?

Mara Buchanan practices at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, New York. Mara Buchanan is also affiliated with Glens Falls Hospital.

What medical group is Mara J. Buchanan part of?

Mara Buchanan is linked to Saratoga Hospital Medical Group Endocrinology and Diabetes.

Does Mara J. Buchanan accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Mara Buchanan billed Medicare for 356 services in 2024, and Mara Buchanan accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Mara J. Buchanan's MIPS score?

Mara Buchanan's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 69 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Mara J. Buchanan see?

CMS counts 185 Medicare patients who saw Mara Buchanan in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Mara J. Buchanan board certified?

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

What services does Mara J. Buchanan bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Mara Buchanan's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), heart test or procedure (93010) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

What drugs does Mara J. Buchanan prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Mara Buchanan's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Atorvastatin Calcium and Eliquis.

Has Mara J. Buchanan received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $403 in general payments to Mara Buchanan from 9 companies from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.

How long has Mara J. Buchanan been practicing?

Mara Buchanan graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.

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