Michael Aaron Buchanan, O.D.
Optometrist · Oak Hill, WV
Michael Aaron Buchanan, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Oak Hill, West Virginia, and NPI 1871945295, issued on Jul 9, 2016. Check the license (West Virginia 2024-IOD1, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Aaron Buchanan
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2024-IOD1 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 Highland Ave, Oak Hill, WV 25901
- Phone
- (304) 216-2726
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170809000975); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Aaron Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 2024-IOD1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost17 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Family Vision Care IncLewisburg, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Aaron Buchanan among 271 optometrist records in West Virginia
Michael Aaron Buchanan, O.D. is one of 271 optometrist records with a practice address in West Virginia. 78% 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 81% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2001 among the 169 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Oak Hill
They are 7 of the 776 NPPES records with a practice address in Oak Hill, and 271 optometrist records in West Virginia.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jessica Fordyce, ODOak Hill, WV 259011689363459
- John Janney, ODOak Hill, WV 259011417055260
- Ashley McGuffin, O.D.Oak Hill, WV 259011114379328
- Byron Nibert, ODOak Hill, WV 259011760461727
- Cassandra Ortiz, O.D., M.S., F.A.A.O.Oak Hill, WV 259011689807265
- Shirley Willis, ODOak Hill, WV 259011427062926
- Patricia Ross, O.D.Mc Graws, WV 258761477659159
- Karen Hoblitzell, O.D.Rainelle, WV 259621376667378
Common questions
What is Michael Aaron Buchanan, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Aaron Buchanan, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871945295, issued on Jul 9, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Aaron Buchanan, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 Highland Ave, Oak Hill, WV, 25901. Phone: (304) 216-2726. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Aaron Buchanan, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 2024-IOD1, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Aaron Buchanan, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Aaron Buchanan, O.D. had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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. 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.