Ashley Buchanan
Pediatrics Physician · Santa Maria, CA
Ashley Buchanan is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1932589736, issued on Jun 5, 2015. Check the license (California A161690, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashley Buchanan
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License numbers
- A161690 CA
125067280 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 235 S Palisade Dr, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Phone
- (805) 739-3561
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190708002873); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ashley Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
160 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Central Coast IN-Patient Consultants IncArroyo Grande, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ashley Buchanan among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
Ashley Buchanan is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 754 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatrics Physician providers in California
There are 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.
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The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Abram, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541447364542
- David Ikola, MDSanta Maria, CA 934541932203072
- Richard Insco, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541275592495
- Jeffrey Kaplan, MDSanta Maria, CA 934541366477028
- Michele Kielty, DOSanta Maria, CA 934541386617942
- Jon Maclean, DOSanta Maria, CA 934541003827825
- Joseph Nunez, MDSanta Maria, CA 934541720182868
- Paul Parker, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541841202710
Common questions
What is Ashley Buchanan's NPI number?
Ashley Buchanan's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932589736, issued on Jun 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashley Buchanan located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 S Palisade Dr, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 739-3561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashley Buchanan's license?
NPPES lists California license number A161690, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ashley Buchanan prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashley Buchanan had 160 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ashley Buchanan's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.