NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Kevin Buchanan, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Farragut, TN

James Kevin Buchanan, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Farragut, Tennessee, and NPI 1154310357, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000028551, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154310357
Name
James Kevin Buchanan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
MD0000028551 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11130 Kingston Pike, Farragut, TN 37934
Phone
(865) 675-1953
Enumerated
Oct 19, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070801000698); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1994
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 11130 Kingston Pike

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

  1. Ashley Bruce, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1740237932
  2. Welborn England, MDFamily Medicine Physician1801827720
  3. Kaitlin Greene, PA-CPhysician Assistant1437557469
  4. John Law, MDFamily Medicine Physician1740259761
  5. Gerald Russell, MDFamily Medicine Physician1043200603

Verify James Kevin Buchanan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

9,227 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 211 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Buchanan9,227
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Alprazolam477 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium318 claims
  3. Gabapentin310 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium309 claims
  5. Lisinopril243 claims
  6. Omeprazole240 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,027.32

120 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Buchanan$2,027.32
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Summit Medical Group, PLLCKnoxville, TN

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

6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Farragut

They are 6 of the 98 NPPES records with a practice address in Farragut, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

Other family medicine physician records in Tennessee

  1. Rebecca Aaron, MDClarksville, TN1285383018
  2. Richard Aasheim, M.D.Greeneville, TN1831139005
  3. James Abernathy, MDMorristown, TN1427146539
  4. Julia Abraham, MDKnoxville, TN1417417403
  5. Jahn Acevedo-Ortiz, MDSouth Fulton, TN1841936739
  6. Christopher Acker, MDKnoxville, TN1497100564
  7. Martin Acree, M.D.Memphis, TN1043217060
  8. Cecilia Adams, MDBartlett, TN1104823020
  9. David Adams, M.D.Hixson, TN1467463299
  10. Ezra Adams, DOJohnson City, TN1427518562

Common questions

What is James Kevin Buchanan, MD's NPI number?

James Kevin Buchanan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154310357, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Kevin Buchanan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11130 Kingston Pike, Farragut, TN, 37934. Phone: (865) 675-1953. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Kevin Buchanan, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000028551, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Kevin Buchanan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Kevin Buchanan, MD had 9,227 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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