NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenda Lou Buchanan, FNP

Nurse Practitioner · Saginaw, MI

Brenda Lou Buchanan, FNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Saginaw, Michigan, and NPI 1780740738, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4704177955, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780740738
Name
Brenda Lou Buchanan
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
4704177955 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4467 Towne Centre #104, Saginaw, MI 48604
Phone
(989) 797-3129
Enumerated
Dec 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(989) 797-3106
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090209000488); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Saginaw Valley Medical College - Nlg, 2000
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. 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
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Applebaum Physiatry PLLCGrand Blanc, MI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brenda Lou Buchanan among 3,574 nurse practitioner records in Michigan

Brenda Lou Buchanan, FNP is one of 3,574 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Michigan. 71% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2017 among the 1,983 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

88 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Saginaw

They are 88 of the 6,008 NPPES records with a practice address in Saginaw, and 3,574 nurse practitioner records in Michigan.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julia Barrons, NPSaginaw, MI 486041902281397
  2. Jeanne Bender, NPSaginaw, MI 486041962595884
  3. Donna Burton, NPSaginaw, MI 486041457740565
  4. Amy Copes, NURSE PRACTITIONER NSaginaw, MI 486041508844127
  5. Renee Doherty, CNPSaginaw, MI 486041891001681
  6. Erica Ingles, NPSaginaw, MI 486041902220098
  7. Rhonda Ivan, NP NURSE PRACTITIONESaginaw, MI 486041134107766
  8. Tammy Milbocker, NP-CSaginaw, MI 486041790209161

Common questions

What is Brenda Lou Buchanan, FNP's NPI number?

Brenda Lou Buchanan, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780740738, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenda Lou Buchanan, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4467 Towne Centre #104, Saginaw, MI, 48604. Phone: (989) 797-3129. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenda Lou Buchanan, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 4704177955, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.