Physician

Russell I. Buchanan, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Russell Buchanan, M.D. (NPI: 1518908896) practices neurosurgery in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Black Hawk, IA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is IOWA PHYSICIANS CLINIC MEDICAL FOUNDATION (NPI: 1366425274; TIN: 421411630) and primary practice location at 50703-1916. Buchanan is affiliated with the UnityPoint Accountable Care, L.C. (ACO ID: A5170), Aledade 155 National MSSP (ACO ID: A5358), Main Street Rural Health Willow ACO LLC (ACO ID: A5404), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Buchanan's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 203 traditional Medicare patients, billed 498 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $139,354 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 63047 (Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment). Part D data shows 11 prescription claims totaling $66 in drug costs. Open Payments data shows 3 records totaling $2,984. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has fallen sharply in recent years, from $347,193 to $139,354. Similarly, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $2,402 to $66. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	327	1,072	$347,193
2016	176	539	$183,201
2017	219	685	$223,437
2018	257	742	$234,145
2019	266	761	$224,505
2020	221	584	$167,785
2021	216	606	$168,720
2022	168	418	$98,072
2023	195	440	$111,415
2024	203	498	$139,354

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	39	81	$2,402
2016	33	62	$1,347
2017	21	36	$412
2018	37	111	$1,033
2019	27	46	$378
2020	19	25	$160
2021	18	24	$145
2022	11	16	$326
2023	13	15	$236
2024	N/R	11	$66

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
63047	Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	30	31	$691
22853	Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	32	45	$177
63048	Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	20	24	$145
99203	New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	84	$73
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	80	100	$61

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Part D summary data is connected for 2024, but public drug-level costs are not available, so a Top 5 by total drug costs cannot be shown.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	3	$2,984	Medtronic, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Russell I. Buchanan, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Russell I. Buchanan, M.D. (NPI 1518908896), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Russell I. Buchanan, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Russell I. Buchanan, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for UnityPoint Accountable Care, L.C. (MSSP, ACO ID A5170), Aledade 155 National MSSP (MSSP, ACO ID A5358), Main Street Rural Health Willow ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5404), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Russell I. Buchanan, M.D.?

Russell I. Buchanan, M.D. is linked to IOWA PHYSICIANS CLINIC MEDICAL FOUNDATION (billing NPI 1366425274) in the available physician profile data.

Does Russell I. Buchanan, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Russell I. Buchanan, M.D. has 3 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.