Christopher J. Buchanan, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Canon City, CO
Christopher J. Buchanan, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Canon City, Colorado, and NPI 1245227040, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 39766, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Buchanan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 39766 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 33 Savage Loop, Canon City, CO 81212
- Phone
- (719) 275-4543
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 275-4543
- Medicaid ID
- 04333357 CO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher J. Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 39766Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
485 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis45 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium32 claims
- Sertraline Hcl25 claims
- Lamotrigine23 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium20 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.
Christopher J. Buchanan among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado
Christopher J. Buchanan, MD is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Canon City
They are 7 of the 583 NPPES records with a practice address in Canon City, and 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Christopher J. Buchanan, MD's NPI number?
Christopher J. Buchanan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245227040, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Buchanan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 33 Savage Loop, Canon City, CO, 81212. Phone: (719) 275-4543. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Buchanan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 39766, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher J. Buchanan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Buchanan, MD had 485 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.