Josef J. Vanek, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Uniontown, PA
Josef J. Vanek, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1679662373, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD056465L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Josef J. Vanek
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD056465L PA
37051 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 196 W Main St, Uniontown, PA 15401
- Phone
- (724) 439-1020
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Fax
- (724) 434-5485
- Medicaid ID
- 0015404290001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101104000103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 196 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brandon Ball, M.D.Surgery Physician1396833463
Verify Josef J. Vanek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD056465LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
172 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 131 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen121 claims
- Clopidogrel13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $72.33
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Surmodics, 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 2 group practices
- Fayette Physician Network IncUniontown, PA
- Washington Physician ServicesWashington, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Josef J. Vanek among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Josef J. Vanek, M.D. is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,867 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Uniontown → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brandon Ball, M.D.Uniontown, PA 154011396833463
- Andrew Licata, M.D.Uniontown, PA 154011053843813
- Alex Yazhbin, M.D.Connellsville, PA 154251922236553
- Robert Cicchino, DOWaynesburg, PA 153701124019583
- Eugene Hammell, MDMc Murray, PA 153171467589853
- Toshitaka Hoppo, M.D. PH.DMc Murray, PA 153171154589885
- Jennifer Rittenhouse-Puhak, M.D.Canonsburg, PA 153171639458144
- Brent Angott, DOWashington, PA 153011316901721
Common questions
What is Josef J. Vanek, M.D.'s NPI number?
Josef J. Vanek, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679662373, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Josef J. Vanek, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 196 W Main St, Uniontown, PA, 15401. Phone: (724) 439-1020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Josef J. Vanek, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD056465L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Josef J. Vanek, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Josef J. Vanek, M.D. had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Josef J. Vanek, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.