NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Vanhandel

Internal Medicine Physician · Martinez, CA

Mark Vanhandel is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Martinez, California, and NPI 1477678621, issued on Mar 20, 2007. Check the license (California G79117, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1477678621
Name
Mark Vanhandel
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
G79117 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 Alhambra Ave, Martinez, CA 94553
Phone
(925) 370-5110
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(925) 370-5142
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 2500 Alhambra Ave

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

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  4. Namita AgarwalPediatrics Physician1467626341
  5. Edward AgyekumDentist1124196696
  6. Abid Ahmed, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1346531001

Verify Mark Vanhandel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,846 Medicare Part D claims for 239 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Vanhandel1,846
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin153 claims
  2. Rizatriptan108 claims
  3. Sumatriptan Succinate100 claims
  4. Topiramate80 claims
  5. Donepezil Hcl57 claims
  6. Lamotrigine56 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: $148.65

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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. Mark Vanhandel$148.65
  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.

Mark Vanhandel among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Mark Vanhandel is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Martinez

They are 48 of the 1,816 NPPES records with a practice address in Martinez, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Chapman, MDMartinez, CA 945531578548129
  2. George Chuang, DOMartinez, CA 945531235217324
  3. Jeremy Fish, MDMartinez, CA 945531952497943
  4. Thomas Gamsky, MDMartinez, CA 945531043296247
  5. Gerhard Heinrich, M.D.Martinez, CA 945531306828728
  6. Nancy Lazarus, M.D.Martinez, CA 945531073598223
  7. Sara Levin, MDMartinez, CA 945531184707853
  8. Brian O'Neill, M.D.Martinez, CA 945531366425985

Common questions

What is Mark Vanhandel's NPI number?

Mark Vanhandel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477678621, issued on Mar 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Vanhandel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Alhambra Ave, Martinez, CA, 94553. Phone: (925) 370-5110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Vanhandel's license?

NPPES lists California license number G79117, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mark Vanhandel prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Vanhandel had 1,846 Medicare Part D claims for 239 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.