Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Galveston, TX
Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1215016837, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas M4419, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
- License number
- M4419 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-0817
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2025
- Fax
- (409) 772-0885
- Medicaid ID
- 162893501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040123000730); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M4419Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in 2024
89 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 648 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Gabapentin15 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): 75 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: $87,784.43
183 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeGalveston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi among 76 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Texas
Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD is one of 76 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 65 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0004X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 76 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Texas.
All 76 in Texas → Every provider in Galveston → Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Isaac Castillo, MDGalveston, TX 775551114547841
- Oscar Castro-Aragon, MDGalveston, TX 775551477757078
- Jie Chen, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551447662630
- Taggart Gauvain, MDPearland, TX 775841558612119
- Eugene Stautberg, M.D.Pearland, TX 775841831459031
- Jesus Juarez, MDWebster, TX 775981043576176
- William McGarvey, M.D.Katy, TX 774941679544308
- John Zhao, MDSugar Land, TX 774791063932291
Common questions
What is Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD's NPI number?
Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215016837, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-0817. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M4419, 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 Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD had 89 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician prescribers was 225. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.