Trent L. Vande Garde, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Topeka, KS
Trent L. Vande Garde, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Topeka, Kansas, and NPI 1023128691, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 04-28231, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Trent L. Vande Garde
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 04-28231 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 SW Corporate View, Topeka, KS 66615
- Phone
- (785) 235-3322
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (785) 235-1217
- Medicaid ID
- 100421700A KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041122000999); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 166 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 619 SW Corporate View
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Walter Weaver, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1225148877
Verify Trent L. Vande Garde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-28231Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,817 Medicare Part D claims for 753 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ofloxacin705 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate701 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine696 claims
- Latanoprost287 claims
- Timolol Maleate79 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium54 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Heartland Eye Care LLCTopeka, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Trent L. Vande Garde among 166 ophthalmology physician records in Kansas
Trent L. Vande Garde, M.D. is one of 166 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 71% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1999 among the 95 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Kansas
There are 166 ophthalmology physician records in Kansas.
All 166 in Kansas → Every provider in Topeka → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Omar Farhat, MDTopeka, KS 666151912529959
- Cindy Penzler, MDTopeka, KS 666151710932249
- Rita Tablante, M.D.Topeka, KS 666151245340827
- Walter Weaver, M.D.Topeka, KS 666151225148877
- Jamie DietzeTopeka, KS 666141205395571
- Arla Genstler, MDTopeka, KS 666141891759791
- Joseph Philipp, M.D.Topeka, KS 666141528006319
- Gerald Zeavin, M.D.Topeka, KS 666141962459214
Common questions
What is Trent L. Vande Garde, M.D.'s NPI number?
Trent L. Vande Garde, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023128691, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Trent L. Vande Garde, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 SW Corporate View, Topeka, KS, 66615. Phone: (785) 235-3322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Trent L. Vande Garde, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-28231, 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 Trent L. Vande Garde, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Trent L. Vande Garde, M.D. had 2,817 Medicare Part D claims for 753 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Trent L. Vande Garde, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.