John Whittaker Buchanan, DMD
Dentist · Bowling Green, KY
John Whittaker Buchanan, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and NPI 1356469282, issued on Mar 27, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 7154, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Whittaker Buchanan
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 7154 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 546 Park St, Bowling Green, KY 42101
- Phone
- (270) 781-3133
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 846-0193
- Medicaid ID
- 60071545 KY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Whittaker Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
Search for license 7154Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
405 Medicare Part D claims for 184 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. 147 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen144 claims
- Cephalexin99 claims
- Amoxicillin92 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl27 claims
- Ibuprofen26 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 Whittaker Buchanan among 1,025 dentist records in Kentucky
John Whittaker Buchanan, DMD is one of 1,025 dentist records with a practice address in Kentucky. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 23% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 70% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 dentist records list a practice address in Bowling Green
They are 35 of the 2,920 NPPES records with a practice address in Bowling Green, and 1,025 dentist records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is John Whittaker Buchanan, DMD's NPI number?
John Whittaker Buchanan, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356469282, issued on Mar 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Whittaker Buchanan, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 546 Park St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101. Phone: (270) 781-3133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Whittaker Buchanan, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 7154, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Whittaker Buchanan, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Whittaker Buchanan, DMD had 405 Medicare Part D claims for 184 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.