NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel Gordon Buchanan, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Truckee, CA

Daniel Gordon Buchanan, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Truckee, California, and NPI 1356498588, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (California 16103, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1356498588
Name
Daniel Gordon Buchanan
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
16103 CA
PA885 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10121 Pine Ave, Truckee, CA 96161
Phone
(530) 587-6011
Enumerated
Jan 3, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2024
Fax
(530) 582-3287
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150122000007); accepts Medicare assignment
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 10121 Pine Ave

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

  1. Ricki Alpert, MDAnesthesiology Physician1063555696
  2. Alexis Auckenthaler, MSWSocial Worker1518442458
  3. Andrea Bakas, FNP-C, RNFANurse Practitioner1134469026
  4. Tenille BanyAnesthesiology Physician1073930038
  5. Marcia Benz Hughes, RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1073786638
  6. Megan Biagi, P.A.-CMedical Physician Assistant1902178197

Verify Daniel Gordon Buchanan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 69.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score83.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%23.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%88.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Tahoe Forest Hospital DistrictTruckee, CA

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

Daniel Gordon Buchanan among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Daniel Gordon Buchanan, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 physician assistant records list a practice address in Truckee

They are 25 of the 570 NPPES records with a practice address in Truckee, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Porscha Adams, PA-CTruckee, CA 961611619172434
  2. Carmelle Beauvais, PA-CTruckee, CA 961611750387254
  3. Lisa Beck, PA-CTruckee, CA 961611760575682
  4. Karla Combs, MPAS, PA-CTruckee, CA 961611750429155
  5. Rebecca Cordero, PA-CTruckee, CA 961611992978183
  6. Tracy Curtis, P.A.-CTruckee, CA 961611245589191
  7. Clara Gordon, PA-CTruckee, CA 961611538436670
  8. Shannon Guzman, DMSC, PA-CTruckee, CA 961611700155363

Common questions

What is Daniel Gordon Buchanan, PA-C's NPI number?

Daniel Gordon Buchanan, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356498588, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Gordon Buchanan, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10121 Pine Ave, Truckee, CA, 96161. Phone: (530) 587-6011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Gordon Buchanan, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number 16103, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Daniel Gordon Buchanan, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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