Gwendolin Vakena Tangham, M.D
Infectious Disease Physician · Petersburg, VA
Gwendolin Vakena Tangham, M.D is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Petersburg, Virginia, and NPI 1962659730, issued on Aug 25, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0101-254157, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gwendolin Vakena Tangham
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 0101-254157 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Medical Park Blvd Ste A, Petersburg, VA 23805
- Phone
- (804) 765-6766
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (804) 765-6771
- Medicaid ID
- 1962659730 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130927000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 50 Medical Park Blvd Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gwendolin Vakena Tangham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101-254157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
389 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Genvoya40 claims
- Biktarvy31 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl26 claims
- Piperacillin-Tazobactam20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Odefsey18 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: $15.63
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Bon Secours Medical Group Richmond Specialty Care LLCRichmond, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gwendolin Vakena Tangham among 239 infectious disease physician records in Virginia
Gwendolin Vakena Tangham, M.D is one of 239 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Virginia
There are 239 infectious disease physician records in Virginia.
All 239 in Virginia → Every provider in Petersburg → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clifton Hawkes, M.D.Petersburg, VA 238051073566907
- Lawrence Mullany, MD MBA FACPChester, VA 238361841749272
- Mansoor Khan, MDHopewell, VA 238601679542914
- Rebecca Littaua, M.D.Hopewell, VA 238601366436495
- Michael Boatwright, DOPortsmouth, VA 237081629576558
- Elizabeth Cooper, DOPortsmouth, VA 237081083075204
- Varea Costello, DO, MPHPortsmouth, VA 237081063873024
- Christie Joya, D.O., FACP, MTM&HPortsmouth, VA 237081174885396
Common questions
What is Gwendolin Vakena Tangham, M.D's NPI number?
Gwendolin Vakena Tangham, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962659730, issued on Aug 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gwendolin Vakena Tangham, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Medical Park Blvd Ste A, Petersburg, VA, 23805. Phone: (804) 765-6766. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gwendolin Vakena Tangham, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101-254157, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gwendolin Vakena Tangham, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gwendolin Vakena Tangham, M.D had 389 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.