NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bethany Vayle Buchanan, ANP FAMILY NURSE PRA

Family Nurse Practitioner · Anchorage, AK

Bethany Vayle Buchanan, ANP FAMILY NURSE PRA is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1477517969, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 520, as entered in NPPES) with the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477517969
Name
Bethany Vayle Buchanan
Credential
ANP FAMILY NURSE PRA
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
520 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
915 W Northern Lights, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone
(907) 770-6700
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(907) 770-6707
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alaska board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

740 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Bethany Buchanan740
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium102 claims
  2. Estradiol40 claims
  3. Progesterone40 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium27 claims
  5. Fluoxetine Hcl26 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium25 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $836.02

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bethany Buchanan$836.02
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bethany Vayle Buchanan among 646 family nurse practitioner records in Alaska

Bethany Vayle Buchanan, ANP FAMILY NURSE PRA is one of 646 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alaska. 68% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

255 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Anchorage

They are 255 of the 11,751 NPPES records with a practice address in Anchorage, and 646 family nurse practitioner records in Alaska.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sally Coburn, NPAnchorage, AK 995031063535045
  2. Lee Ann Eissler, ANPAnchorage, AK 995031912955691
  3. Michelle Flores, ANPAnchorage, AK 995031760460497
  4. Lynn Gras, MSN FNP-CAnchorage, AK 995031578528006
  5. Elizabeth Hill Bryant, F.N.P.-CAnchorage, AK 995031124170246
  6. Linda Holmes, ANPAnchorage, AK 995031760401327
  7. Maureen Horner, ANP-CAnchorage, AK 995031205923570
  8. Sue Jenkerson, RNC, FNPAnchorage, AK 995031912102666

Common questions

What is Bethany Vayle Buchanan, ANP FAMILY NURSE PRA's NPI number?

Bethany Vayle Buchanan, ANP FAMILY NURSE PRA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477517969, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bethany Vayle Buchanan, ANP FAMILY NURSE PRA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 W Northern Lights, Anchorage, AK, 99503. Phone: (907) 770-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bethany Vayle Buchanan, ANP FAMILY NURSE PRA's license?

NPPES lists Alaska license number 520, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Bethany Vayle Buchanan, ANP FAMILY NURSE PRA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bethany Vayle Buchanan, ANP FAMILY NURSE PRA had 740 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.