In 2023, Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD had a list price for eye tests, fundus photography, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Colorado. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

eye procedures

In 2023, Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD performed more eye procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Colorado.

Top 25%

By Volume:

comprehensive eye exam

In 2012, Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD performed more comprehensive eye exam procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Colorado.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	89
eye procedures	347

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	393
eye procedures	235

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	15
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2013

Hypertension	36
High Cholesterol	22
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	4
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	394
eye procedures	178

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	12
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2014

Hypertension	35
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	269
eye procedures	167

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2015

Hypertension	34
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	188
eye procedures	368

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	23
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2016

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	16
Dementia	5
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121
eye procedures	518

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	22
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2017

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	22
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121
eye procedures	733

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	18
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2018

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	117
eye procedures	701

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	17
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2019

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	103
eye procedures	621

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	13
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2020

Hypertension	43
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113
eye procedures	737

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	21
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2021

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98
eye procedures	682

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	15
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2022

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO during 2023 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	117
eye procedures	614

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	11
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2023

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated as an optometrist in Montrose, CO were eye procedures.

doctor visit	176
eye procedures	491

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	241
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	13
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	163

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	6
Dementia	1

Education & Training

He has a state license in Colorado.

Licensed In: Colorado

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	$1,707 Acuvue $1,707
OPTOVUE, INC.	$129 iVue $129
LKC Technologies, Inc.	$93 $93
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$85 ULTRA $85
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$59 ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $59
Other	$49 None Specified $19	DAILIES $15	Infuse $15

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,447
Food and Beverage	$616
Education	$40
Gift	$19

Biography

Dr. Christopher Buchanan specializes in optometry (primary eye care) and practices in Montrose, CO. Dr. Buchanan obtained a license to practice in Colorado.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Allen Buchanan, OD From 2012 - 2023

Education & Training

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