Melissa Suanne Buchanan, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Orlando, FL
Melissa Suanne Buchanan, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Orlando, Florida, and NPI 1730465113, issued on Oct 28, 2011. Check the license (Florida APRN9231963, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Suanne Buchanan
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APRN9231963 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1613 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
- Phone
- (407) 894-4474
- Enumerated
- Oct 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2026
- Fax
- (407) 894-7136
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120416000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1613 N Mills Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Suanne Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license APRN9231963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,113 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium95 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate86 claims
- Carvedilol81 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate68 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims
- Clopidogrel68 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): 78 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,157.65
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Florida Hospital Medical Group IncWinter Park, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
1,036 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Orlando
They are 1,036 of the 25,426 NPPES records with a practice address in Orlando, and 22,340 family nurse practitioner records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Suanne Buchanan, APRN's NPI number?
Melissa Suanne Buchanan, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730465113, issued on Oct 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Suanne Buchanan, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1613 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL, 32803. Phone: (407) 894-4474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Suanne Buchanan, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number APRN9231963, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Suanne Buchanan, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Suanne Buchanan, APRN had 1,113 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Suanne Buchanan, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78 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.