Brian Buchanan, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Grand Rapids, MI
Brian Buchanan, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1689617011, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5901002161, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Buchanan
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- 5901002161 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2770 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
- Phone
- (616) 267-8860
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2024
- Fax
- (616) 267-8442
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040817000198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- William M. Scholl College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2770 E Beltline Ave NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5901002161Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
404 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 129 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl65 claims
- Gabapentin62 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
- Ciclopirox30 claims
- Meloxicam28 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $359.81
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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 one group practice
- Spectrum Health Primary Care PartnersGrand Rapids, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Buchanan among 420 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Michigan
Brian Buchanan, DPM is one of 420 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 85% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2012 among the 318 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Michigan
There are 420 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Michigan.
All 420 in Michigan → Every provider in Grand Rapids → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yashkumar Anilkumar BhalalaGrand Rapids, MI 495251033802673
- Stephen Harris, D.P.M.Grand Rapids, MI 495251598760001
- Richard Rozelle, D.P.M.Grand Rapids, MI 495251528094257
- Marisha Stawiski, D.P.MGrand Rapids, MI 495251730211970
- Michael Wolfe, DPMWyoming, MI 495191124655824
- Corwyn Bergsma, D.P.M.Grand Rapids, MI 495341447281662
- William Decker, DPMGrand Rapids, MI 495341023046844
- Joshua Decker, DPMGrand Rapids, MI 495341639341365
Common questions
What is Brian Buchanan, DPM's NPI number?
Brian Buchanan, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689617011, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Buchanan, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2770 E Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49525. Phone: (616) 267-8860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Buchanan, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5901002161, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Buchanan, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Buchanan, DPM had 404 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Buchanan, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.