Dana R. Buchanan, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Norfolk, VA
Dana R. Buchanan, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1174547061, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101246944, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dana R. Buchanan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 0101246944 VA
041325 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 Kempsville RD Ste 200A, Norfolk, VA 23502
- Phone
- (757) 261-5910
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 466-1611
- Medicaid ID
- 001413252 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100922000938); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dana R. Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101246944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,290 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium260 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate184 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium172 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium144 claims
- Losartan Potassium114 claims
- Trazodone Hcl107 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): 95.1 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
- Sentara Medical GroupNorfolk, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dana R. Buchanan among 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia
Dana R. Buchanan, M.D. is one of 3,599 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 77% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 2,234 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 53% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
196 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Norfolk
They are 196 of the 5,993 NPPES records with a practice address in Norfolk, and 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Dana R. Buchanan, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dana R. Buchanan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174547061, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dana R. Buchanan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Kempsville RD Ste 200A, Norfolk, VA, 23502. Phone: (757) 261-5910. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dana R. Buchanan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101246944, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dana R. Buchanan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dana R. Buchanan, M.D. had 4,290 Medicare Part D claims for 393 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dana R. Buchanan, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.1 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.