NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Van Tran Meeks, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Paducah, KY

Van Tran Meeks, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1255574984, issued on Apr 10, 2009. Check the license (Kentucky 46381, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1255574984
Name
Van Tran Meeks
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
46381 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2850 Lone Oak RD, Paducah, KY 42003
Phone
(270) 554-3904
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2009
Record last updated
Feb 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130717000449); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2850 Lone Oak RD

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

  1. Karen Banister, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1730248535
  2. Jennifer English, APRN, FNP-C, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1134848948
  3. James Johnston, D.D.S.Pediatric Dentistry1346491313
  4. Jennifer Nelson, DOFamily Medicine Physician1336222512
  5. Terence Rozzell, LICDC, LPCCProfessional Counselor1932392024

Verify Van Tran Meeks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,925 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 361 claims were for opioids.

  1. Van Meeks6,925
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium301 claims
  2. Omeprazole278 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen270 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium254 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide220 claims
  6. Lisinopril219 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: $1,386.32

89 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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. Van Meeks$1,386.32
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Total Life Care, PLLCPaducah, KY

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

Van Tran Meeks among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

Van Tran Meeks, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 56% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Paducah

They are 30 of the 1,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Paducah, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Bassi, MDPaducah, KY 420031053306282
  2. Danny Butler, MDPaducah, KY 420031003999251
  3. Mae Fischer, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031518036177
  4. Paul Grumley, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031811066749
  5. Polly Lebuhn, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031417026949
  6. James Long, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031881763100
  7. Jason Lorch, DOPaducah, KY 420031649265109
  8. Stephen Luigs, MDPaducah, KY 420031083632517

Common questions

What is Van Tran Meeks, M.D.'s NPI number?

Van Tran Meeks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255574984, issued on Apr 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Van Tran Meeks, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2850 Lone Oak RD, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 554-3904. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Van Tran Meeks, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 46381, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Van Tran Meeks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Van Tran Meeks, M.D. had 6,925 Medicare Part D claims for 347 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.