Joel E. Buchanan, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Rochester Hills, MI
Joel E. Buchanan, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and NPI 1891777249, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 4301065934, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel E. Buchanan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 4301065934 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 South Blvd E, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
- Phone
- (248) 997-7000
- Enumerated
- Nov 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (248) 997-7007
- Medicaid ID
- 4307570 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041209000072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1701 South Blvd E
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Verify Joel E. Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301065934Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,215 Medicare Part D claims for 621 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 92 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium457 claims
- Losartan Potassium356 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium312 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium289 claims
- Lisinopril284 claims
- Metformin Hcl255 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: $463.86
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Arcturus Healthcare PLCRochester Hills, MI
- Powerback Rehabilitation LLCClinton Twp, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel E. Buchanan among 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan
Joel E. Buchanan, MD is one of 6,013 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 3,493 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
73 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Rochester Hills
They are 73 of the 1,697 NPPES records with a practice address in Rochester Hills, and 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Joel E. Buchanan, MD's NPI number?
Joel E. Buchanan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891777249, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel E. Buchanan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 South Blvd E, Rochester Hills, MI, 48307. Phone: (248) 997-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel E. Buchanan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301065934, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel E. Buchanan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel E. Buchanan, MD had 6,215 Medicare Part D claims for 621 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.
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.