Aaron James Vandenbos, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Moscow, ID
Aaron James Vandenbos, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Moscow, Idaho, and NPI 1740571066, issued on Apr 20, 2011. Check the license (Idaho M15852, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron James Vandenbos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- M15852 ID
27174 NE
BP10041565 TX
MD61158053 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 W A St Ste 201, Moscow, ID 83843
- Phone
- (208) 883-2828
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2025
- Fax
- (208) 882-2179
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210914002480); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 162 in Idaho → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2500 W A St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jovane Schwecke, CSTSurgical Assistant1033839741
- Ryan Wallace, RT (R)Body Imaging Physician1770370488
Verify Aaron James Vandenbos in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M15852Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl38 claims
- Ibuprofen24 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $73.02
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Public Hospital District 1-A OF Whitman CountyMoscow, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron James Vandenbos among 162 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Idaho
Aaron James Vandenbos, M.D. is one of 162 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 116 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Idaho
There are 162 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Idaho.
All 162 in Idaho → Every provider in Moscow → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leo Chough, MDMoscow, ID 838431053397901
- Charles Jacobson, M.D.Moscow, ID 838431760492656
- Marvin Kym, MDMoscow, ID 838431316932601
- Michael Dibenedetto, M.D.Ponderay, ID 838521679644397
- Joseph Bowen, M.D.Post Falls, ID 838541003029034
- Joanne Halbrecht, MDPost Falls, ID 838541225020761
- Christopher Jessen, MDPost Falls, ID 838541841611027
- Jonathan Linthicum, M.D.Post Falls, ID 838541235345745
Common questions
What is Aaron James Vandenbos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Aaron James Vandenbos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740571066, issued on Apr 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron James Vandenbos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 W A St Ste 201, Moscow, ID, 83843. Phone: (208) 883-2828. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron James Vandenbos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M15852, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aaron James Vandenbos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron James Vandenbos, M.D. had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Aaron James Vandenbos, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.