NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Edward Vanmetre, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Victoria, TX

John Edward Vanmetre, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Victoria, Texas, and NPI 1669474284, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (Texas P1604, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669474284
Name
John Edward Vanmetre
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
P1604 TX
19417 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4504 N. Laurent St., Victoria, TX 77901
Phone
(361) 573-9999
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(361) 573-9973
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111108000047); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1982
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4504 N. Laurent St.

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jack Gray, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1639405061

Verify John Edward Vanmetre in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

14,591 Medicare Part D claims for 761 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 902 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Vanmetre14,591
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium617 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen439 claims
  3. Gabapentin426 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium412 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate407 claims
  6. Furosemide397 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: $226.84

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Vanmetre$226.84
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Crossroads Health Center PLLCVictoria, TX
  2. Crossroads Walk-IN And Urgent Care Center PLLCVictoria, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Edward Vanmetre among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

John Edward Vanmetre, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Victoria

They are 57 of the 1,105 NPPES records with a practice address in Victoria, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bouthillette, MDVictoria, TX 779011578635835
  2. Shannon Casey, MDVictoria, TX 779011083678072
  3. William Celentano, D.O.Victoria, TX 779011912951120
  4. Edward Ferrell, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011598720054
  5. Mary Fragile, DOVictoria, TX 779011699831586
  6. Pablo Garza, M.D.Victoria, TX 779011013900497
  7. Dante Garza, MDVictoria, TX 779011528043312
  8. Richard Leggett, DOVictoria, TX 779011336162064

Common questions

What is John Edward Vanmetre, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Edward Vanmetre, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669474284, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Edward Vanmetre, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4504 N. Laurent St., Victoria, TX, 77901. Phone: (361) 573-9999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Edward Vanmetre, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P1604, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Edward Vanmetre, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Edward Vanmetre, M.D. had 14,591 Medicare Part D claims for 761 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.