William Preston Buchanan, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Wilmington, NC
William Preston Buchanan, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1225146210, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 31454, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Preston Buchanan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 31454 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 Shipyard Blvd Ste 220, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 685-3177
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080211000826); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1717 Shipyard Blvd Ste 220
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christina Lafoon, NPNurse Practitioner1881120806
- Hillary Wilson, FNPNurse Practitioner1720478324
Verify William Preston Buchanan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 31454Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
3,363 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate492 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium252 claims
- Eliquis191 claims
- Clopidogrel184 claims
- Losartan Potassium159 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium151 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: $478.42
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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 2 group practices
- Carteret Medical Group LLCCedar Point, NC
- Coastal Cardiovascular Associates, PAWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Preston Buchanan among 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina
William Preston Buchanan, MD is one of 188 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2002 among the 159 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina.
All 188 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cory JacksonWilmington, NC 284011609365170
- William Lewis, MDWilmington, NC 284011316907041
- Frederick Meine, MDWilmington, NC 284011346226354
- Chetan SinghWilmington, NC 284011316443286
- David Weaver, MDWilmington, NC 284011609836279
- Damian Brezinski, MDCarolina Beach, NC 284281740395029
- Tiffany Bonnecaze, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741720491889
- Keith Davis, MDPinehurst, NC 283741952344947
Common questions
What is William Preston Buchanan, MD's NPI number?
William Preston Buchanan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225146210, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Preston Buchanan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 Shipyard Blvd Ste 220, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 685-3177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Preston Buchanan, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31454, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Preston Buchanan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Preston Buchanan, MD had 3,363 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.