Heather Britt Buchanan, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Beckley, WV
Heather Britt Buchanan, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Beckley, West Virginia, and NPI 1194096636, issued on Jan 13, 2012. Check the license (West Virginia APRN50731-FNP-BC, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Britt Buchanan
- Credential
- FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- APRN50731-FNP-BC WV
50731 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24 Bluebird LN, Beckley, WV 25801
- Phone
- (304) 255-5911
- Enumerated
- Jan 13, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Britt Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN50731-FNP-BCCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,148 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine137 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate119 claims
- Furosemide88 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr49 claims
- Carvedilol49 claims
- Divalproex Sodium49 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.
Heather Britt Buchanan among 2,124 family nurse practitioner records in West Virginia
Heather Britt Buchanan, FNP-BC is one of 2,124 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in West Virginia. 82% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 21% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
97 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Beckley
They are 97 of the 2,878 NPPES records with a practice address in Beckley, and 2,124 family nurse practitioner records in West Virginia.
All 2,124 in West Virginia → Every provider in Beckley → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Heather Britt Buchanan, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Heather Britt Buchanan, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194096636, issued on Jan 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Britt Buchanan, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24 Bluebird LN, Beckley, WV, 25801. Phone: (304) 255-5911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Britt Buchanan, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number APRN50731-FNP-BC, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Britt Buchanan, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Britt Buchanan, FNP-BC had 1,148 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.