Dr. Ashley Buchanan
Pediatrics (Pediatrics Physician)
235 S Palisade Dr
Santa Maria, CA 93454
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Santa Barbara County includes primary care (2% of residents) and mental health (21% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Rush Medical College of Rush University (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 257
Licensed in California since 2019, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Medical school: Rush Medical College of Rush University
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pediatrics Physician primary
CA license A161690 (first issued 2019; current) · IL license 125067280 -
Internal Medicine Physician
IL license 125067280
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Marian Regional Medical Center Santa Maria, CA
Medical groups
- Central Coast In-Patient Consultants Inc (32 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 257
- Services billed
- 666
- Patients’ average age
- 78
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 305 | 180 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 237 | 129 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 154 | 153 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 96 | 96 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 26 | 21 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Santa Maria, CA | 18 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Santa Maria, CA | 14 |
| Furosemide Other prescribers in Santa Maria, CA | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.