Active NPI 1518908896 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Russell I. Buchanan , MD

Neurological Surgery • Waterloo, IA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Russell Buchanan, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Waterloo, IA. With approximately 33 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine in 1993, Dr. Buchanan delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2413 W RIDGEWAY AVE.

Dr. Buchanan is affiliated with Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2413 W Ridgeway Ave

Waterloo, IA 507014306

Telephone 3192269888

Fax 3192269889

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Cedar Valley Sleep Center Facility NPI 1144642083

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1993

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Waterloo, IA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

33 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 33.0 Yrs

State Avg: 24.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

3 Specialists

Practicing in Waterloo, IA (71 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

71.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Buchanan (33 Years) 33 Yrs

Waterloo Specialty Average (33.0 Years) 33.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	100	80	$169.16	$83.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	84	$228.92	$102.16
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	45	32	$776.56	$221.80
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	31	30	$3204.58	$870.98
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	24	20	$615.46	$181.47
20939 Harvest of bone marrow for spine surgery graft	18	18	$205.67	$60.27
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	17	17	$669.53	$197.19
63052 Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back	17	17	$761.82	$221.81
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	17	17	$5402.24	$1579.59
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	15	15	$3209.47	$834.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	106	79	$171.43	$83.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	79	$220.56	$103.36
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	31	18	$838.00	$225.31
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	24	24	$3066.67	$920.71
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	15	11	$587.27	$183.79
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	14	$209.86	$76.89
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	12	12	$637.00	$200.28
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$242.18	$119.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	104	71	$172.00	$84.50
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	54	54	$211.00	$104.50
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	30	20	$592.00	$220.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	19	$244.00	$116.13
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	17	16	$235.00	$93.01
20939 Harvest of bone marrow for spine surgery graft	12	12	$157.00	$56.89
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	12	12	$2506.00	$906.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	60	52	$160.00	$85.63
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	50	50	$195.00	$104.42
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$293.00	$156.47
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	39	$228.00	$119.28
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	45	30	$570.00	$213.60
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	37	18	$862.00	$353.20
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	33	31	$2416.00	$665.19
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	31	22	$464.00	$185.97
20939 Harvest of bone marrow for spine surgery graft	25	24	$154.00	$60.89
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	20	19	$526.00	$206.99
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	17	17	$1680.00	$688.94
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	15	15	$211.73	$94.65
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	14	13	$3485.00	$1419.84
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	12	12	$4066.00	$1557.30
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	11	11	$1604.00	$655.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	126	92	$141.00	$70.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	81	$204.00	$100.32
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	36	36	$2543.00	$759.09
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	32	24	$597.00	$221.29
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	27	20	$487.00	$185.48
20939 Harvest of bone marrow for spine surgery graft	23	23	$162.00	$64.67
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	19	19	$4281.00	$1645.95
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	17	17	$530.00	$211.27
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	17	13	$904.00	$307.37
22214 Incision of spine to correct deformity at lower spinal column	17	17	$3483.00	$679.99
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	15	15	$1764.00	$646.78
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	13	13	$244.00	$97.16
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	11	11	$2443.64	$833.15
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	11	11	$1757.00	$698.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	123	92	$141.00	$69.27
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	104	$204.00	$100.01
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	54	36	$597.00	$226.90
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	52	51	$2538.00	$719.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	38	$207.00	$100.67
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	43	29	$488.00	$192.05
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	37	21	$1139.51	$355.57
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	28	28	$1765.00	$694.80
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	26	26	$530.00	$208.78
20939 Harvest of bone marrow for spine surgery graft	23	23	$160.00	$62.84
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	20	20	$2347.80	$902.43
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	17	17	$4277.00	$1683.52
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	17	16	$242.00	$91.27
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	15	15	$3681.00	$1448.92
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	13	13	$1680.00	$604.04
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$3917.00	$1542.14
20937 Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	13	13	$390.00	$153.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	78	$195.03	$99.23
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	80	$193.25	$99.55
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	57	41	$621.36	$223.29
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	48	47	$2622.44	$707.60
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	48	44	$136.00	$68.23
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	38	17	$950.27	$355.84
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	33	21	$508.61	$192.16
20939 Harvest of bone marrow for spine surgery graft	32	31	$159.25	$62.90
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	23	22	$1850.45	$694.74
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	21	21	$4424.80	$1643.60
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	21	21	$2267.32	$984.26
20937 Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	20	20	$417.97	$139.97
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	19	19	$4170.82	$1481.50
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	18	18	$315.17	$129.46
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	16	16	$3918.40	$1318.18
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	15	15	$1798.80	$578.48
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	14	$238.86	$95.28
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	14	14	$1752.15	$692.40
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	13	13	$520.00	$208.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	53	$191.40	$100.27
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	69	$216.96	$97.49
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	59	35	$1718.36	$226.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	51	46	$132.24	$67.98
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	50	33	$805.00	$189.39
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	50	47	$4088.55	$699.79
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	40	21	$1341.81	$357.35
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	34	32	$2950.61	$679.50
38220 Aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis	32	31	$741.32	$28.27
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	26	25	$9574.81	$1611.05
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	22	22	$5033.17	$1351.59
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	16	16	$252.50	$95.08
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	14	14	$3348.80	$848.64
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc	13	11	$2463.55	$423.17
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	12	12	$3413.25	$694.69
20937 Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft	11	11	$694.11	$154.29
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	11	11	$9246.04	$1548.37

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License IA 34843

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

1276501 (IA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation

146 W Dale St, Waterloo, IA 507031901

Phone: 3192333351

Secondary Practice Locations

227 E San Marnan Dr, Suite 1

Waterloo, IA 507025829

Phone: 3192269888

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

3 Associated Practitioners

Mary Ann Amend , ARNP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1659312254

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

Lynn Galloway , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1821026287

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Matthew Faust

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1962254656

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active September 11, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 11, 2017

Registered at 2413 W RIDGEWAY AVE, WATERLOO, IA 507014306 (Tel: 3192269888)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 11, 2017

Registered at 2413 W RIDGEWAY AVE, WATERLOO, IA 507014306 (Tel: (319) 226-9888)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 11, 2017

Recorded as RUSSELL BUCHANAN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 11, 2017

Neurological Surgery (License #34843 in IA)

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NPI Profile Active January 26, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 26, 2011

Registered at 227 E SAN MARNAN DR, SUITE 1, WATERLOO, IA 507025829 (Tel: 3192269888)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 26, 2011

Registered at PO BOX 2660, WATERLOO, IA 507042660 (Tel: 3192333044)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 26, 2011

Recorded as RUSSELL BUCHANAN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 26, 2011

Neurological Surgery (License #34843 in IA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 09, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1518908896

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 09, 2006

Last Update: July 21, 2022

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

2413 W Ridgeway Ave

Waterloo, IA 507014306

Phone: 3192269888

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