Victor Henry Vanberkel, MD PHD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Louisville, KY
Victor Henry Vanberkel, MD PHD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1083740757, issued on Feb 26, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 43584, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Victor Henry Vanberkel
- Credential
- MD PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 43584 KY
L217524 MA
2008014395 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 583-8383
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 561-2190
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100726000529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 Abraham Flexner Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Abdulmajeed Aljuhiman, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1730735556
- Sawsan Almasri, PAPhysician Assistant1235896572
- Forest Arnold, DOInfectious Disease Physician1134119472
- Erle Austin, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1710926290
Verify Victor Henry Vanberkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 43584Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $709.34
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Victor Henry Vanberkel among 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kentucky
Victor Henry Vanberkel, MD PHD is one of 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 86% 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 57% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 57% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2000 among the 79 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kentucky.
All 109 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erle Austin, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021710926290
- Ronald Barbie, MDLouisville, KY 402021821004367
- Roy Bowling, MDLouisville, KY 402021871525865
- Matthew Fox, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021861513541
- Brian Ganzel, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021447206826
- William Hymes, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021770534232
- Brian Kogon, MDLouisville, KY 402021811086515
- Deborah Kozik, DOLouisville, KY 402021477609154
Common questions
What is Victor Henry Vanberkel, MD PHD's NPI number?
Victor Henry Vanberkel, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083740757, issued on Feb 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Victor Henry Vanberkel, MD PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 583-8383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Victor Henry Vanberkel, MD PHD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 43584, 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 Victor Henry Vanberkel, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Victor Henry Vanberkel, MD PHD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Victor Henry Vanberkel, MD PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.