Cherie Ann Vanhuse, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Ridgecrest, CA
Cherie Ann Vanhuse, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ridgecrest, California, and NPI 1619165057, issued on Oct 10, 2007. Check the license (California G69322, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cherie Ann Vanhuse
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G69322 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 N China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
- Phone
- (760) 499-3855
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 499-3870
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110323000019); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cherie Ann Vanhuse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G69322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
325 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl24 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate18 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- High Desert Medical CorporationLancaster, CA
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cherie Ann Vanhuse among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Cherie Ann Vanhuse, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ridgecrest
They are 10 of the 485 NPPES records with a practice address in Ridgecrest, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Minu Ambika Rajendran, MDRidgecrest, CA 935551457912016
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- Andrew Modic, MDRidgecrest, CA 935551063831972
- Ehssan Pour RamezaniRidgecrest, CA 935551063157147
- Amikjit Reen, M.D.Ridgecrest, CA 935551720061112
- Douglas Roberts, M.D.Ridgecrest, CA 935551508869926
- Vernon Shull, MDRidgecrest, CA 935551205902947
Common questions
What is Cherie Ann Vanhuse, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cherie Ann Vanhuse, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619165057, issued on Oct 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cherie Ann Vanhuse, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 N China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555. Phone: (760) 499-3855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cherie Ann Vanhuse, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G69322, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cherie Ann Vanhuse, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cherie Ann Vanhuse, M.D. had 325 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cherie Ann Vanhuse, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.