Bernard J. Buchanan, M.D., PHD
Internal Medicine Physician · Owensboro, KY
Bernard J. Buchanan, M.D., PHD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Owensboro, Kentucky, and NPI 1881623395, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 21960, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard J. Buchanan
- Credential
- M.D., PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 21960 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1030A Burlew Blvd, Owensboro, KY 42303
- Phone
- (270) 926-2273
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 64219603 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040317001366); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernard J. Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 21960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
23,058 Medicare Part D claims for 1,306 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 633 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium1,044 claims
- Gabapentin584 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium563 claims
- Synthroid558 claims
- Losartan Potassium546 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate532 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,242.48
76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Owensboro Health Medical Group IncOwensboro, KY
- Owensboro Health, IncOwensboro, KY
- Premier Medical Group PscOwensboro, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernard J. Buchanan among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Bernard J. Buchanan, M.D., PHD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Owensboro
They are 47 of the 1,877 NPPES records with a practice address in Owensboro, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Bernard J. Buchanan, M.D., PHD's NPI number?
Bernard J. Buchanan, M.D., PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881623395, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard J. Buchanan, M.D., PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1030A Burlew Blvd, Owensboro, KY, 42303. Phone: (270) 926-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard J. Buchanan, M.D., PHD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 21960, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bernard J. Buchanan, M.D., PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard J. Buchanan, M.D., PHD had 23,058 Medicare Part D claims for 1,306 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bernard J. Buchanan, M.D., PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.