Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1265638167, issued on Jun 26, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 204351, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanchi Ronnie Vu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- 204351 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1718 N Martin Luther King Hwy, Lake Charles, LA 70601
- Phone
- (318) 272-7926
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 1007510 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120321000316); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vanchi Ronnie Vu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 204351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine physician in 2024
4,618 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 2,390 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,459 claims
- Gabapentin360 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er276 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl264 claims
- Pregabalin223 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen191 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.
Vanchi Ronnie Vu among 14 pain medicine physician records in Louisiana
Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD is one of 14 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 93% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 21% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 14 pain medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 14 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Seth Billiodeaux, MDLake Charles, LA 706011841492196
- Charles Williams, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705031093973984
- Daniel Baker, MDLafayette, LA 705011326119397
- Muddassir Sana, M.DGonzales, LA 707371609023944
- Amilcar Correa, M DSlidell, LA 704581821212176
- Trevor Johnson, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211023501707
- Alvah Wickboldt, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211083971006
- Sudarshan Tanga, MDShreveport, LA 711151336152610
Common questions
What is Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD's NPI number?
Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265638167, issued on Jun 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1718 N Martin Luther King Hwy, Lake Charles, LA, 70601. Phone: (318) 272-7926. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 204351, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vanchi Ronnie Vu, MD had 4,618 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. 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.