NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kara Buchanan, LMSW

Social Worker · Wichita, KS

Kara Buchanan, LMSW is a social worker with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1275396939, issued on Feb 5, 2024. Check the license (Kansas 11163, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275396939
Name
Kara Buchanan
Credential
LMSW
Primary taxonomy
Social Worker 104100000X
License number
11163 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5500 E Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS 67218
Phone
(316) 685-2221
Enumerated
Feb 5, 2024
Record last updated
Feb 5, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5500 E Kellogg Dr

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  2. Janelle AdamsRegistered Nurse1760180186
  3. Porsha Adkins, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1538858519
  4. Jennifer AgnewRegistered Nurse1912789793
  5. Bushra Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1932375516
  6. Nanette Aikens, RN, BSNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1154174134

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
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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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Kara Buchanan among 2,575 social worker records in Kansas

Kara Buchanan, LMSW is one of 2,575 social worker records with a practice address in Kansas. 2% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 78% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 2% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 104100000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

569 social worker records list a practice address in Wichita

They are 569 of the 10,360 NPPES records with a practice address in Wichita, and 2,575 social worker records in Kansas. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tiffanie Alexander, LMSWWichita, KS 672181821205634
  2. Teri Augustus, LMSWWichita, KS 672181891903829
  3. Sylvia Brown, LMSWWichita, KS 672181316138993
  4. Barbara Drewry, LMSW, AAPSWichita, KS 672181043484033
  5. Stephani Dykes, LMSWWichita, KS 672181841582988
  6. Alicia Flint, MSWWichita, KS 672181326469644
  7. Michelle Harshfield, LSCSWWichita, KS 672181568400190
  8. Travis KoochelWichita, KS 672181265816151

Common questions

What is Kara Buchanan, LMSW's NPI number?

Kara Buchanan, LMSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275396939, issued on Feb 5, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kara Buchanan, LMSW located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5500 E Kellogg Dr, Wichita, KS, 67218. Phone: (316) 685-2221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kara Buchanan, LMSW's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 11163, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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. 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.