Derek Vandervelde
Emergency Medicine Physician · Opelika, AL
Derek Vandervelde is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1053870972, issued on Mar 19, 2019. Check the license (Alabama DO.3215, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Vandervelde
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- DO.3215 AL
2022-00403 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Pepperell Pkwy, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 528-1112
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230721001464); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2000 Pepperell Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Adam Aldaher, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679416069
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Verify Derek Vandervelde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO.3215Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
252 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin40 claims
- Prednisone36 claims
- Ondansetron Odt34 claims
- Methocarbamol24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl11 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): 77.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $27.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 2 group practices
- Emergency Medicine Services OF FL LLCMiami, FL
- The East Alabama Health Care AuthorityOpelika, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Vandervelde among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama
Derek Vandervelde is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Alabama
There are 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Burroughs, DOOpelika, AL 368011225525561
- Chad Gibbs, DOOpelika, AL 368011184367302
- Avery LisenbeOpelika, AL 368011871080739
- Austin Reece, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011457739757
- Zachary Smith, DOOpelika, AL 368011265968010
- Jeffrey Weeks, DOOpelika, AL 368011730600669
- Lex Mahler, DOThomasville, AL 367841831259043
- Swaroop Mitta, MDThomasville, AL 367841356432264
Common questions
What is Derek Vandervelde's NPI number?
Derek Vandervelde's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053870972, issued on Mar 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Vandervelde located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Pepperell Pkwy, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 528-1112. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Vandervelde's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO.3215, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Vandervelde prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Vandervelde had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Derek Vandervelde's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.