Laura Buchanan, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Tappan, NY
Laura Buchanan, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tappan, New York, and NPI 1871054411, issued on Mar 27, 2019. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Buchanan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2022-00740 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 84 NY-303, Tappan, NY 10983
- Phone
- (845) 397-2873
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Laura Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a Tappan practice address
They are 5 of the 93 NPPES records with a Tappan practice address, and 6,002 family medicine physician records in New York.
All 5 in Tappan → All 6,002 in New York → Every provider in Tappan →
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Common questions
What is Laura Buchanan, MD's NPI number?
Laura Buchanan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871054411, issued on Mar 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Buchanan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 84 NY-303, Tappan, NY, 10983. Phone: (845) 397-2873. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Buchanan, MD's license?
Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Buchanan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Buchanan, MD had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Buchanan, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.