Hugh Maurice Vangelder, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Tavares, FL
Hugh Maurice Vangelder, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Tavares, Florida, and NPI 1982678678, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME59091, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hugh Maurice Vangelder
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- ME59091 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3310 Waterman Way, Tavares, FL 32778
- Phone
- (352) 343-1216
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (352) 343-1582
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100303000245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3310 Waterman Way
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Verify Hugh Maurice Vangelder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME59091Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78 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: $54.60
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- West Florida Cardiology Network, LLCInverness, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hugh Maurice Vangelder among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Hugh Maurice Vangelder, MD is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terry Olivas, MDTavares, FL 327781154404598
- Tuan Nguyenduy, M.D.Sanford, FL 327711124097886
- Rene Capulong, MDOrange City, FL 327631316927130
- Kevin Accola, M.D.Orlando, FL 328011760488431
- David GuelOrlando, FL 328011457782559
- Tomer Karas, M.D.Orlando, FL 328011649375361
- Lawrence Lee, M.D.Orlando, FL 328011134207095
- Ioannis Loumiotis, M.D.Orlando, FL 328011992083521
Common questions
What is Hugh Maurice Vangelder, MD's NPI number?
Hugh Maurice Vangelder, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982678678, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hugh Maurice Vangelder, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3310 Waterman Way, Tavares, FL, 32778. Phone: (352) 343-1216. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hugh Maurice Vangelder, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME59091, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hugh Maurice Vangelder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hugh Maurice Vangelder, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hugh Maurice Vangelder, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78 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.