John Glen Buchanan, D.D.S.
Dentist · Lexington, NC
John Glen Buchanan, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Lexington, North Carolina, and NPI 1952340101, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 5129, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Glen Buchanan
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 5129 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 245 E Center St, Lexington, NC 27292
- Phone
- (336) 248-2988
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (336) 249-3105
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Glen Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5129Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
191 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clindamycin Hcl112 claims
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Moxifloxacin Hcl18 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.
John Glen Buchanan among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina
John Glen Buchanan, D.D.S. is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 dentist records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 13 of the 659 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is John Glen Buchanan, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
John Glen Buchanan, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952340101, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Glen Buchanan, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 245 E Center St, Lexington, NC, 27292. Phone: (336) 248-2988. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Glen Buchanan, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5129, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Glen Buchanan, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Glen Buchanan, D.D.S. had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.