Stephen S. Buchanan, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Framingham, MA
Stephen S. Buchanan, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Framingham, Massachusetts, and NPI 1104815398, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 216529, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen S. Buchanan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 216529 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 571 Union Ave Ste 101, Framingham, MA 01702
- Phone
- (508) 626-3655
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2023
- Fax
- (508) 370-0229
- Medicaid ID
- 2011581 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040517000773); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen S. Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 216529Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,577 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 211 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium448 claims
- Lisinopril218 claims
- Omeprazole218 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium172 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate128 claims
- Losartan Potassium128 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $37.23
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Charles River Medical Associates, PCFramingham, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen S. Buchanan among 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Stephen S. Buchanan, MD is one of 2,265 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Massachusetts
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- Seung Jae Lee, MDFramingham, MA 017011700040516
Common questions
What is Stephen S. Buchanan, MD's NPI number?
Stephen S. Buchanan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104815398, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen S. Buchanan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 571 Union Ave Ste 101, Framingham, MA, 01702. Phone: (508) 626-3655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen S. Buchanan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 216529, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen S. Buchanan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen S. Buchanan, MD had 4,577 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.