NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Topeka, KS

Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Topeka, Kansas, and NPI 1467191957, issued on Jun 2, 2022. Check the license (Kansas 04-51326, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467191957
Name
Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
04-51326 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4505 NW Fielding RD, Topeka, KS 66618
Phone
(785) 270-0080
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2022
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2025
Fax
(785) 270-0009
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250711003513); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4505 NW Fielding RD

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

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  3. Alexandria Braun, APRNNurse Practitioner1548937675
  4. Robert CathcartPhysical Therapy Assistant1568693430
  5. Ryan Cook, PAPhysician Assistant1982019659
  6. Jason Davee, PA-CPhysician Assistant1427319615

Verify Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
    Search for license 04-51326    Check the board
  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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

686 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Laura Vanderheiden-Zahner686
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
  2. Gabapentin38 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl Er35 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
  5. Furosemide27 claims
  6. Topiramate21 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: $16.18

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. 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. Laura Vanderheiden-Zahner$16.18
  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 one group practice

  1. Cotton-O'Neil Clinic Revocable TrustCarbondale, KS

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

Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner among 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas

Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner, MD is one of 1,970 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 1,164 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

90 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Topeka

They are 90 of the 4,851 NPPES records with a practice address in Topeka, and 1,970 family medicine physician records in Kansas.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Borchers, MDTopeka, KS 666181285603522
  2. Ronald Carson, D.O.Topeka, KS 666181346294659
  3. George Evans, M.D.Topeka, KS 666181366400632
  4. Melissa Herrman, MDTopeka, KS 666181184750796
  5. Michael Jackson, MDTopeka, KS 666181831576651
  6. Raymond Magee, DOTopeka, KS 666181285633651
  7. Samantha Muppalla, MDTopeka, KS 666181144429978
  8. Patrick Raney, MDTopeka, KS 666181821165861

Common questions

What is Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner, MD's NPI number?

Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467191957, issued on Jun 2, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4505 NW Fielding RD, Topeka, KS, 66618. Phone: (785) 270-0080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-51326, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Renee Vanderheiden-Zahner, MD had 686 Medicare Part D claims for 50 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.

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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.