Russell C. Vanbiber, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Russell C. Vanbiber, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1518983303, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas G5728, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell C. Vanbiber
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G5728 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Fondren RD., Ste 255, Houston, TX 77063
- Phone
- (832) 769-3313
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2024
- Fax
- (832) 769-3307
- Medicaid ID
- 101259303 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100830001119); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell C. Vanbiber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G5728Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,737 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 180 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen135 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium92 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium88 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate88 claims
- Gabapentin77 claims
- Montelukast Sodium74 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: $143.76
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Russell C. Vanbiber among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Russell C. Vanbiber, 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Russell C. Vanbiber, M.D.'s NPI number?
Russell C. Vanbiber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518983303, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell C. Vanbiber, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Fondren RD., Ste 255, Houston, TX, 77063. Phone: (832) 769-3313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell C. Vanbiber, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G5728, 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 Russell C. Vanbiber, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell C. Vanbiber, M.D. had 2,737 Medicare Part D claims for 178 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.