Laura Ashford Buchanan, MD
General Practice Physician · Tappan, NY
Laura Ashford Buchanan, MD is a general practice 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 Ashford Buchanan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- 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
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Ashford 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
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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).
Laura Ashford Buchanan among 681 general practice physician records in New York
Laura Ashford Buchanan, MD is one of 681 general practice physician records with a practice address in New York. 49% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 21% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 general practice physician records list a practice address in Tappan
They are 2 of the 93 NPPES records with a practice address in Tappan, and 681 general practice physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Laura Ashford Buchanan, MD's NPI number?
Laura Ashford 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 Ashford 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 Ashford 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 Ashford Buchanan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Ashford Buchanan, MD had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Ashford Buchanan, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.