Christophe Vanhemelrijck, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Wakefield, RI
Christophe Vanhemelrijck, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Wakefield, Rhode Island, and NPI 1730176306, issued on Sep 29, 2005. Check the license (Rhode Island MD07493, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christophe Vanhemelrijck
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD07493 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 River St, Wakefield, RI 02879
- Phone
- (401) 767-4100
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 7004147 RI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040628000612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 River St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carol Albeck, LMHCCounselor1942324413
- Rachel Allen, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1285938118
- Jeffrey Bouley, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1104440965
- Anne Buchanan, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659453041
- Susan Burgoyne, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1750890158
- Cynthia Buxton, MS RD LDN CDOE CLCRegistered Dietitian1972680189
Verify Christophe Vanhemelrijck in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD07493Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,953 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 146 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate193 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium193 claims
- Lisinopril152 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa127 claims
- Gabapentin127 claims
- Omeprazole122 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Silver Spring Health Care Management IncWakefield, RI
- Thundermist Health CenterWakefield, RI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christophe Vanhemelrijck among 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island
Christophe Vanhemelrijck, MD is one of 1,033 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2006 among the 590 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Wakefield
They are 30 of the 556 NPPES records with a practice address in Wakefield, and 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Christophe Vanhemelrijck, MD's NPI number?
Christophe Vanhemelrijck, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730176306, issued on Sep 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christophe Vanhemelrijck, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 River St, Wakefield, RI, 02879. Phone: (401) 767-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christophe Vanhemelrijck, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD07493, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christophe Vanhemelrijck, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christophe Vanhemelrijck, MD had 3,953 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.