NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vance Birchfield, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Lubbock, TX

Vance Birchfield, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1366453896, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas K2850, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1366453896
Name
Vance Birchfield
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
K2850 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8101 County Road 6910, Lubbock, TX 79407
Phone
(806) 785-8558
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051213000687); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1996
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

192 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vance Birchfield192
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim22 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl17 claims
  3. Prednisone15 claims
  4. Cephalexin14 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
  6. Metoclopramide Hcl11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Lubbock County Hospital DistrictLubbock, TX

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

Vance Birchfield among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

Vance Birchfield, 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
  • Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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).

170 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lubbock

They are 170 of the 5,735 NPPES records with a practice address in Lubbock, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charla Allen, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071154688778
  2. Bradley Bale, MDLubbock, TX 794071205912474
  3. Craig Barker, MDLubbock, TX 794071720059611
  4. Jared Brinker, MDLubbock, TX 794071053560250
  5. Jeanetta Cole, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071639119704
  6. Christopher Collins, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071932390960
  7. Chetlen CrossnoeLubbock, TX 794071538115951
  8. Emily Deeb, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794071710957964

Common questions

What is Vance Birchfield, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vance Birchfield, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366453896, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vance Birchfield, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8101 County Road 6910, Lubbock, TX, 79407. Phone: (806) 785-8558. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vance Birchfield, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K2850, 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 Vance Birchfield, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vance Birchfield, M.D. had 192 Medicare Part D claims for 111 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.