NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Suzanne Buchner, NP

Nurse Practitioner · Austin, TX

Suzanne Buchner, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1669430419, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (Texas 704125, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669430419
Name
Suzanne Buchner
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
704125 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3521 Cowden Dr, Austin, TX 78732
Phone
(512) 266-3771
Enumerated
May 2, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040629000912); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

387 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Suzanne Buchner387
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium25 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate17 claims
  3. Cephalexin14 claims
  4. Furosemide14 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim14 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl13 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): 71.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%15.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $256.29

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Suzanne Buchner$256.29
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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

  1. Ministering Physicians, P.A.Round Rock, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Suzanne Buchner among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas

Suzanne Buchner, NP is one of 4,825 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dorothy Colon, NPAustin, TX 787311508307182
  2. Cecilia Davis, FNPAustin, TX 787311457825747
  3. Dillon Gerhardt, AGNPAustin, TX 787311932635331
  4. Kendra Gottlieb, NPAustin, TX 787311801342175
  5. Michael Hebert, FNP-CAustin, TX 787311477945384
  6. Sarah King, NPAustin, TX 787311386140150
  7. Samara McWilliamsAustin, TX 787311053868661
  8. Constance Nguyen, FNP-CAustin, TX 787311720609084

Common questions

What is Suzanne Buchner, NP's NPI number?

Suzanne Buchner, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669430419, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Suzanne Buchner, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3521 Cowden Dr, Austin, TX, 78732. Phone: (512) 266-3771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Suzanne Buchner, NP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 704125, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Suzanne Buchner, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Suzanne Buchner, NP had 387 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Suzanne Buchner, NP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 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.