Dr. Clay Buchanan, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Buchanan
Dr. Clay Buchanan is a family medicine in New Braunfels, TX, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Buchanan performed 2,088 Medicare services across 1,394 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Buchanan received a total of $4,367 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 193 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. 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. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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) | 663 | $92 | $246 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 156 | $57 | $177 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 155 | $72 | $160 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 146 | $17 | $36 |
| Online digital evaluation and management service for an established patient for up to 7 days, total time 5-10 minutes | 134 | $11 | $28 |
| Annual depression screening | 113 | $18 | $36 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 108 | $124 | $250 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 97 | $1 | $20 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 89 | $98 | $322 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 48 | $37 | $93 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 47 | $37 | $92 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument | 39 | $3 | $5 |
| Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service) | 38 | $47 | $117 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 30 | $3 | $9 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 26 | $48 | $119 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 25 | $137 | $340 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 24 | $3 | $10 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 21 | $10 | $27 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 18 | $35 | $228 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 16 | $11 | $28 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 16 | $14 | $36 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 15 | $211 | $537 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 14 | $9 | $28 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 13 | $45 | $124 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 13 | $158 | $317 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 12 | $156 | $394 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 12 | $155 | $320 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (99%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
8.6 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 measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Buchanan is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 13% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 15%).
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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