Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Patrick Buchanan, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Camarillo, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Consulting-driven
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Buchanan
Dr. Patrick Buchanan is an interventional pain medicine physician in Camarillo, CA, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Buchanan performed 1,453 Medicare services across 579 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Buchanan received a total of $195,294 from 73 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1505 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional pain medicine physician. The majority of payments are for consulting, which typically reflects recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Buchanan is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 14 years in practice
▲ Top 38% volume in CA
$195,294 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗1,453
Medicare services
Top 38% in CA for interventional pain medicine physician
579
Unique beneficiaries
$88
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~104 Medicare services per year of practice
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
836 | $101 | $225 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered. |
175 | $1 | $25 |
| Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
94 | $78 | $1,500 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
68 | $135 | $450 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
56 | $94 | $1,257 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into sacroiliac joint with imaging guidance This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic or steroid medication into the joint connecting the lower spine and hip bone. Imaging guidance is used to ensure accurate placement of the injection. |
52 | $91 | $2,510 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint A procedure to destroy nerves in a single lower or sacral spinal facet joint using imaging guidance to target pain signals. |
40 | $198 | $1,280 |
| Spinal injection with imaging guidance A procedure where medication is injected into the middle or upper part of the spinal canal. Imaging technology is used to guide the needle to the correct location. |
29 | $78 | $800 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated. |
23 | $45 | $974 |
| Joint injection, major joint Removal of fluid from a large joint and/or injection of medication into the joint space. |
20 | $62 | $1,120 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint. |
20 | $56 | $540 |
| Sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging guidance An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a sacral spine nerve root. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
16 | $98 | $1,875 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy the nerves supplying a single upper or middle spinal facet joint. It is performed to interrupt pain signals from that specific joint. |
13 | $160 | $800 |
| Trigger point injection, 1-2 muscles A procedure involving the injection of medication into one or two specific muscles to treat trigger points. |
11 | $42 | $250 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$195,294
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $27,899/year across 7 years
Top 3% in CA for interventional pain medicine physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
73
Companies
1,505
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$110,356 (56.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$47,402 (24.3%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$37,535 (19.2%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$47,651
2023
$45,001
2022
$56,756
2021
$28,756
2020
$3,691
2019
$8,968
2018
$4,472
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$33,696
PAINTEQ LLC
$6,524
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,053
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$1,402
Abbott Laboratories
$976
Medtronic, Inc.
$504
ABBVIE INC.
$487
Nevro Corp.
$389
MML US, Inc.
$370
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$213
SI-BONE, INC.
$200
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$179
PFIZER INC.
$129
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$106
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$103
Lundbeck LLC
$78
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$65
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$47
Highridge Medical LLC
$41
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$34
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$31
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$22
Top 3 companies account for 88.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
PAINTEQ LLC
$75,648
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$53,480
Abbott Laboratories
$36,497
Nevro Corp.
$5,540
Medtronic, Inc.
$3,314
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,914
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$1,978
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$1,555
SPR Therapeutics, Inc
$1,349
ABBVIE INC.
$857
Vertiflex, Inc.
$816
MML US, Inc.
$775
AbbVie Inc.
$752
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$722
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$628
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$616
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$482
SI-BONE, INC.
$449
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$448
Amgen Inc.
$406
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$396
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$375
Lundbeck LLC
$349
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$327
PFIZER INC.
$306
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$283
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
$250
Allergan, Inc.
$245
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$233
Egalet US Inc
$228
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$220
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$200
Lilly USA, LLC
$187
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$174
TerSera Therapeutics LLC
$168
West Therapeutics Development, LLC
$140
SI-BONE, Inc.
$130
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$130
Almatica Pharma LLC
$125
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$118
INSYS Therapeutics Inc
$118
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$113
Bioventus LLC
$103
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$98
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$96
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$83
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$80
Shionogi Inc
$70
RedHill Biopharma Inc.
$62
Globus Medical, Inc.
$54
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$50
Radius Health, Inc.
$49
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$48
Zyla Life Sciences
$47
Highridge Medical LLC
$41
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$34
Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc.
$30
Curonix LLC
$29
Camber Spine Technologies LLC
$28
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$25
FIDIA PHARMA USA INC.
$21
Team_Makena_LLC
$21
Merit Medical Systems Inc
$20
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$20
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$20
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$19
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$19
Kaleo, Inc.
$18
Averitas Pharma Inc.
$16
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$16
Trevena, Inc.
$12
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.
$12
Avanos Medical
$12
Top 3 companies account for 84.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACCURIAN · ADAPTIVESTIM · AIMOVIG · AJOVY · ARYMO ER · AUTOFILL · Accurian · Aimovig · Amitiza · Axium INS DRG IPG · Axium Sheath Braided DRG · BELBUCA · BIOTRONIK · BOTOX · Belbuca · Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System · Cambia · DRG Accessories · DRG IPGs · EMGALITY · ETERNA · Edarbi · Evekeo · Evoke · Evoke SCS · Evzio · ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System · Exogen · GELSYN 3 · GELSYN-3 · GENERATOR · GRALISE · General - Pain Management · Gralise · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · HORIZANT · HYALGAN · Horizant · IFUSE IMPLANT · INFINION · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · IONICRF · Intracept · IonicRF Generator · KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · LICART · LYRICA · Lazanda · Levorphanol Tartrate · Licart · MIDAS REX · Morphabond ER · Motegrity · Movantik · NAPRELAN · NT1100 NT2000iX Simplicity · NURTEC ODT · Nalocet · Nalu Neurostimulation System · Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs · Neuromodulation-Research Only · Nucynta · OCTRODE · ORTHOVISC · Octrode SCS Leads · Olinvyk · Omnia · PAINTEQ · PENNSAID · PENTA · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PRIALT · PROCLAIM · PROLATE · Penta SCS Leads · Prialt · Proclaim DRG IPG · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prospera · QULIPTA · QUTENZA · Qutenza · RAYOS · RELISTOR · ReActiv8 · SCS IPGs · SILENOR · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPRINT PNS System · SPRIX · SUBSYS · SUPERION · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · SlimTip lead DRG Lead · StabiliT System · StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w/Receiver · Subsys · Supartz · Superion · Superion ISS · Superion Indirect Decompression System · Symproic · TARGETSTIM · Tirosint · Tymlos · UBRELVY · VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM · VYEPTI · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XTAMPZA · Xtampza ER · ZOHYDRO ER · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · Zipsor · iFuse Implant
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
The majority of payments (56%) are consulting fees, which typically reflect recognized clinical expertise sought by manufacturers. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for interventional pain medicine physician in CA.
Geographic Context
Interventional pain medicine physicians within 10 mi
5
Per 100K population
0.6
County median income
$107,327
Nearest hospital
ST JOHNS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
5.7 mi
5.7 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Buchanan is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with consulting-driven industry engagement in the top 3% of CA peers.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Buchanan experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Buchanan performed 836 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Buchanan receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Buchanan received a total of $195,294 from 73 companies across 1,505 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Buchanan's costs compare to other interventional pain medicine physicians in Camarillo?
Dr. Buchanan's average Medicare payment per service is $88. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Buchanan) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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