Eduardo Vaca, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Effingham, IL
Eduardo Vaca, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Effingham, Illinois, and NPI 1902364508, issued on Mar 4, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 036177274, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eduardo Vaca
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 036177274 IL
4301511546 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 W Temple Ave Ste 2500, Effingham, IL 62401
- Phone
- (217) 540-2350
- Enumerated
- Mar 4, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2025
- Fax
- (217) 347-2323
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251024002069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 900 W Temple Ave Ste 2500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eduardo Vaca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036177274Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $41.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Hshs Medical Group IncEffingham, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eduardo Vaca among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Eduardo Vaca, M.D. is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% 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 72% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ruben Boyajian, MDEffingham, IL 624011912917188
- James Flaig, DOEffingham, IL 624011922018332
- Lisa Kowalski, M.D.Effingham, IL 624011295766772
- Kevin Malone, MDEffingham, IL 624011154331411
- Jason McAllaster, D.O.Effingham, IL 624011306874466
- Ansar Ansari, M.D.Pittsfield, IL 623631356333033
- Michael Boyd, MDLawrenceville, IL 624391407955248
- Francisco Escobar, MDPittsfield, IL 623631821061169
Common questions
What is Eduardo Vaca, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eduardo Vaca, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902364508, issued on Mar 4, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eduardo Vaca, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 W Temple Ave Ste 2500, Effingham, IL, 62401. Phone: (217) 540-2350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eduardo Vaca, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036177274, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eduardo Vaca, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eduardo Vaca, M.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.