NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Cristina Vanberkum, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Maria Cristina Vanberkum, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1639655756, issued on Jul 11, 2018. Check the license (Missouri 2024018877, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the 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
1639655756
Name
Maria Cristina Vanberkum
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2024018877 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Barnes Jew Hosp Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone
(314) 747-3000
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 16, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1 Barnes Jew Hosp Plz

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

  1. Emily ActonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134058506
  2. Sarah Addison, MDInternal Medicine Physician1255017273
  3. Laila Ait Haj KaddourPharmacist1043989205
  4. Salvador Alejo, MD PHDClinical Pathology Physician1366331191
  5. Waleed Ali, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922842657
  6. Abbas Ali Khan, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1912740135

Verify Maria Cristina Vanberkum in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

75 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Maria Vanberkum75
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $13.75

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria Vanberkum$13.75
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Maria Cristina Vanberkum among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri

Maria Cristina Vanberkum, MD is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2018, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

941 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis

They are 941 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Bartholet, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101750325742
  2. Rakhee Bhayani, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101477579787
  3. Mohammed Haque, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101689604100
  4. Charles Lieu, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101871510396
  5. Kenneth Ludmerer, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101366468597
  6. Barbara Lutey, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101306862628
  7. Heidi Miller, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631101922082361
  8. Tracy Norfleet, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101487680377

Common questions

What is Maria Cristina Vanberkum, MD's NPI number?

Maria Cristina Vanberkum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639655756, issued on Jul 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Cristina Vanberkum, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Barnes Jew Hosp Plz, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 747-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Cristina Vanberkum, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024018877, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Maria Cristina Vanberkum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Cristina Vanberkum, MD had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.