Dr. Thomas Buchanan M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1003143991 is registered to Dr. Thomas Buchanan M.D., a Internal Medicine practising at 1500 San Pablo St, 3 North University Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties. Dr. Thomas Buchanan M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2009.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Order and Referring Only
- I20231109000134EndocrinologyCA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Thomas Buchanan M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Thomas Buchanan M.D. directly at (323) 442-9576.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1003143991 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (323) 442-9576.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Thomas Buchanan M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.