NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chelsea Lenora Buchanan

Physician Assistant · Lexington, SC

Chelsea Lenora Buchanan is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lexington, South Carolina, and NPI 1538702931, issued on Oct 18, 2019. Check the license (South Carolina 3611, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina 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
1538702931
Name
Chelsea Lenora Buchanan
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
3611 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5336 Sunset Blvd Ste A, Lexington, SC 29072
Phone
(803) 567-8900
Enumerated
Oct 18, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2025
Fax
(803) 567-8909
Medicaid ID
4356PA SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201118000294); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2020
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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Also registered at 5336 Sunset Blvd Ste A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  5. Helen Latham, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1831168129
  6. John Manna, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1891311163

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

1,751 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chelsea Buchanan1,751
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate73 claims
  2. Gabapentin72 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium58 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa55 claims
  6. Omeprazole46 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): 99.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $195.87

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chelsea Buchanan$195.87
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

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

26 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 26 of the 1,926 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.

Other physician assistant records in South Carolina

  1. Linda Aanonsen, PAConway, SC1184822777
  2. Rana Abedini, PA-CGreenville, SC1780154807
  3. Michael Adam, PANorth Augusta, SC1699884957
  4. Taylor AdamCharleston, SC1902576929
  5. Amber AdamsMyrtle Beach, SC1447101092
  6. Chandler Adams, PA-CGreenwood, SC1205465820
  7. Kaylee Adams, PA-CSeneca, SC1942943246
  8. Nicholas AdamsonsN Charleston, SC1740929637
  9. Ashley AdasczikCharleston, SC1750265294
  10. Benjamin Addy, PA-CWest Columbia, SC1831520782

Common questions

What is Chelsea Lenora Buchanan's NPI number?

Chelsea Lenora Buchanan's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538702931, issued on Oct 18, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chelsea Lenora Buchanan located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5336 Sunset Blvd Ste A, Lexington, SC, 29072. Phone: (803) 567-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chelsea Lenora Buchanan's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 3611, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chelsea Lenora Buchanan prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chelsea Lenora Buchanan had 1,751 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chelsea Lenora Buchanan's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.