NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chrystal Ann Buchanan, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

Chrystal Ann Buchanan, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and NPI 1164793386, issued on Jan 19, 2012. Check the license with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164793386
Name
Chrystal Ann Buchanan
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA60686315 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2501 Oakington St, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
Phone
(907) 854-9715
Enumerated
Jan 19, 2012
Record last updated
Apr 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170301001392); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2501 Oakington St

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

  1. Matthew Boren, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1801939384
  2. Milagros Borrero-Ruiz, REGISTERED NURSECommunity Health Registered Nurse1871576371
  3. Dennis BradyMedical Physician Assistant1427421429
  4. Beverly Britton, REGISTERED NURSERegistered Nurse1801887187
  5. Dawn Byrd, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1821072430
  6. Henry CoatesPharmacist1366423477

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

114 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chrystal Buchanan114
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl26 claims
  2. Methocarbamol14 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cascade Trauma And Acute Care Surgery PLLCTacoma, WA

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

Chrystal Ann Buchanan among 397 surgical physician assistant records in Maryland

Chrystal Ann Buchanan, PA-C is one of 397 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2012, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2011 among the 230 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 surgical physician assistant record lists a practice address in Aberdeen Proving Ground

They are 1 of the 79 NPPES records with a practice address in Aberdeen Proving Ground, and 397 surgical physician assistant records in Maryland.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kaylie Meliker, PA-CAbingdon, MD 210091336642586
  2. Jennifer Burton, PA-CBel Air, MD 210141639234180
  3. Eric Crapster, PABel Air, MD 210141437186137
  4. Dinkar Dholakia, PA-CBel Air, MD 210141962727248
  5. Juliet Duncan, PA-CBel Air, MD 210141417378076
  6. Bradford Houck, PA-CBel Air, MD 210141053373969
  7. Brad Russell, P.A.Bel Air, MD 210141487696415
  8. Jodie Vogtman, PAHavre De Grace, MD 210141285656249

Common questions

What is Chrystal Ann Buchanan, PA-C's NPI number?

Chrystal Ann Buchanan, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164793386, issued on Jan 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chrystal Ann Buchanan, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2501 Oakington St, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005. Phone: (907) 854-9715. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chrystal Ann Buchanan, PA-C's license?

Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chrystal Ann Buchanan, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chrystal Ann Buchanan, PA-C had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.