Claire Louise Buchanan, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Seattle, WA
Claire Louise Buchanan, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1689754467, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00045292, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claire Louise Buchanan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD00045292 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1550 N 115TH St, Seattle, WA 98133
- Phone
- (206) 520-5000
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050802000215); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1550 N 115TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Claire Louise Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00045292Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl37 claims
- Ibuprofen29 claims
- Methocarbamol11 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): 93.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claire Louise Buchanan among 791 surgery physician records in Washington
Claire Louise Buchanan, M.D. is one of 791 surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 69% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 439 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 791 surgery physician records in Washington.
All 791 in Washington → Every provider in Seattle → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Brakstad, M.D.Seattle, WA 981331881648475
- Lawrence Cetrulo, M.D.Seattle, WA 981331629330386
- Alison Perrin, M.D.Seattle, WA 981331538128772
- Terence Quigley, M.D.Seattle, WA 981331063471837
- Nicole White Thomas, MDSeattle, WA 981331588630321
- Morgan Block, MDSeattle, WA 981221437952538
- Madeleine Fitts, MDSeattle, WA 981221780532002
- Faris GulamaliSeattle, WA 981221215731260
Common questions
What is Claire Louise Buchanan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Claire Louise Buchanan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689754467, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claire Louise Buchanan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1550 N 115TH St, Seattle, WA, 98133. Phone: (206) 520-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claire Louise Buchanan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00045292, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Claire Louise Buchanan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claire Louise Buchanan, M.D. had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Claire Louise Buchanan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.