Chelsea M. Buchanan, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner · Altoona, PA
Chelsea M. Buchanan, CRNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1891151882, issued on Jan 7, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP015690, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chelsea M. Buchanan
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- SP015690 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 810 Valley View Blvd, Altoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 946-5469
- Enumerated
- Jan 7, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181127001764); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 810 Valley View Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kaelee Bresslin, PA-CStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427981943
Verify Chelsea M. Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP015690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
2,715 Medicare Part D claims for 778 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium523 claims
- Famotidine326 claims
- Omeprazole265 claims
- Gavilyte-G181 claims
- Linzess130 claims
- Ondansetron Odt79 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): 94.1 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: $336.15
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Camden-Clark Physician CorporationParkersburg, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
26 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 26 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 3,916 nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Chelsea M. Buchanan, CRNP's NPI number?
Chelsea M. Buchanan, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891151882, issued on Jan 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chelsea M. Buchanan, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 Valley View Blvd, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 946-5469. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chelsea M. Buchanan, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP015690, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chelsea M. Buchanan, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chelsea M. Buchanan, CRNP had 2,715 Medicare Part D claims for 778 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chelsea M. Buchanan, CRNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.