James Thomas Buchanan, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
James Thomas Buchanan, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1801280078, issued on Mar 25, 2015. Check the license (Kentucky 50644, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Thomas Buchanan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 50644 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221 S Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504
- Phone
- (859) 258-4000
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180126002018); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Thomas Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 50644Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt37 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Oxycodone 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New Lexington Clinic PscLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Thomas Buchanan among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky
James Thomas Buchanan, MD is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
211 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 211 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is James Thomas Buchanan, MD's NPI number?
James Thomas Buchanan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801280078, issued on Mar 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Thomas Buchanan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 S Broadway, Lexington, KY, 40504. Phone: (859) 258-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Thomas Buchanan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 50644, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Thomas Buchanan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Thomas Buchanan, MD had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Thomas Buchanan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.9 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.
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.