Kendall Liner Buchanan, MD
Dermatology Physician · Aiken, SC
Kendall Liner Buchanan, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Aiken, South Carolina, and NPI 1811359334, issued on Mar 23, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina MD83926, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kendall Liner Buchanan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD83926 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 118 Park Ave SW Ste 100, Aiken, SC 29801
- Phone
- (803) 641-0049
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200702001421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 118 Park Ave SW Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kendall Liner Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD83926Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
672 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide102 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate90 claims
- Fluorouracil65 claims
- Hydrocortisone50 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate47 claims
- Ketoconazole39 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 21 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $553.76
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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 one group practice
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kendall Liner Buchanan among 217 dermatology physician records in South Carolina
Kendall Liner Buchanan, MD is one of 217 dermatology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 153 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 217 dermatology physician records in South Carolina.
All 217 in South Carolina → Every provider in Aiken → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Chesser, MDAiken, SC 298011306890454
- Mariah Barrett, PA-CAiken, SC 298031891421079
- John Cook, M.D.Aiken, SC 298031962406900
- Katherine Hamlet, M.D.Aiken, SC 298031831241652
- Eugene Lepine, MDRock Hill, SC 297321508864927
- Alan Anthony, MDRock Hill, SC 297301114003415
- Kylee Sacksteder, D.O.Rock Hill, SC 297301871918375
- Michael Terribile, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTRock Hill, SC 297301720140643
Common questions
What is Kendall Liner Buchanan, MD's NPI number?
Kendall Liner Buchanan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811359334, issued on Mar 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kendall Liner Buchanan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 118 Park Ave SW Ste 100, Aiken, SC, 29801. Phone: (803) 641-0049. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kendall Liner Buchanan, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD83926, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kendall Liner Buchanan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kendall Liner Buchanan, MD had 672 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kendall Liner Buchanan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.