Dr. Thomas Maurice Buchanan, MD

Dr. Buchanan practices at Ashley Regional Medical Center in Vernal, Utah, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Buchanan's NPI, 1710162227, was assigned on January 2, 2008. Dr. Buchanan graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2006. Dr. Buchanan holds Utah license 68051411205.

Dr. Buchanan's primary practice is Ashley Regional Medical Center, at 150 West 100 North, Vernal, UT 84078 in Uintah County. The practice phone is (435) 789-3342.

Dr. Buchanan's primary practice is Ashley Regional Medical Center in Vernal, Utah, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Buchanan is also affiliated with Uintah Basin Medical Center. The medical group on file is Uintah Basin Healthcare (Uintah Basin Medical Center). Dmand AI also links Dr. Buchanan to 1 more hospital, 5 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 rural health clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Buchanan practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Buchanan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Buchanan is board certified in added qualification in epilepsy monitoring by the American board of clinical neurophysiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Buchanan's licenses on file in 3 states: Utah, Colorado and North Dakota.

Dmand AI lists acute mini-stroke (TIA), alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, essential tremor, hereditary polyneuropathy, migraine and chronic headache, multiple sclerosis and muscle weakness among the conditions Dr. Buchanan treats.

CMS data shows 1,122 Medicare services from Dr. Buchanan across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 295 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $67,705 for them.

CMS counts 295 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Buchanan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 116 patients. 66% of them have high blood pressure, and 46% have arthritis. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Buchanan's median patient age at 63, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Buchanan wrote 2,892 Medicare Part D claims for 325 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,539 of them, across 71 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $772,742 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,604 claims across 70 drugs.

Dr. Buchanan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Buchanan as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 107 papers to Dr. Buchanan, published from 2003 to 2022. 2018 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Muscle, Skeletal, Electromyography and Biomechanical Phenomena. Dr. Buchanan has published most often in J Biomech. Dr. Buchanan's most frequent co-authors are Gary Kuykendall Schoolnik, MD, Michael J. Axe, MD and Toran Drue Macleod, PT.

CMS Open Payments shows 393 general payments to Dr. Buchanan from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 67% of the total. LivaNova USA, Inc. paid the most, $2,315.

Dr. Buchanan graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2006. Dr. Buchanan is a member of AAN and American Headache Society.

Dr. Buchanan is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.