Dr. Anthony M. Vaca, MD

  • Estherville, IA
  • Psychiatrist
NPI1700858248PAC ID8123038023
Medicare services, 2024
11
Medicare patients, 2024
28
Part D claims, 2024
85
Hospital affiliations
4
Industry payments
$33,793
Practice address
826 North 8th Street, Estherville, IA 51334
Practice phone
Call (712) 362-2631
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Avera Holy Family Hospital

Hospital · Estherville, Iowa

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Dr. Anthony M. Vaca is a psychiatrist in Estherville, Iowa

Dr. Vaca practices at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, Iowa, part of Avera Health.

Dr. Vaca's NPI, 1700858248, was assigned on February 7, 2006. Dr. Vaca graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota in 1988. Dr. Vaca holds South Dakota license 3598.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8123038023
NPI enumeration date
February 7, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(712) 362-2631
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
64
Medical school graduation
1988

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Anthony M. Vaca practices at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, Iowa

Dr. Vaca's primary practice is Avera Holy Family Hospital, at 826 North 8th Street, Estherville, IA 51334 in Emmet County. The practice phone is (712) 362-2631.

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Dr. Anthony M. Vaca is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Vaca's primary practice is Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, Iowa, part of Avera Health. Dr. Vaca is also affiliated with Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. The medical group on file is Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vaca to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 home health agency and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Anthony M. Vaca's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vaca practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Avera Holy Family HospitalAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Anthony M. Vaca is one of 276 psychiatrists in Iowa

Psychiatry is Dr. Vaca's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Vaca is licensed in South Dakota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Psychiatry, South DakotaPrimaryLicense 3598 · taxonomy 2084P0800X

Psychiatrists near Dr. Vaca

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Anthony M. Vaca billed Medicare for 11 services in 2024

CMS data shows 11 Medicare services from Dr. Vaca across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 28 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,032 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202411
Medicare patients28
Paid by Medicare$1,032
Procedure codes1

Dr. Vaca's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 122024: 118%

Dr. Vaca compared with the Iowa median for psychiatrists, 2024

  • Dr. Vaca
  • Iowa median
Medicare services
11vs 18494% below
Medicare patients
28vs 6859% below
Part D claims
36vs 15677% below

Medians across 295 psychiatrists in Iowa with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Vaca's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Anthony M. Vaca treated 28 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 55

CMS counts 28 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vaca in 2024. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have depression. Their average risk score is 2.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vaca's median patient age at 61, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 202428
Average age55
Average risk score2.04

Dr. Vaca's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1657%
  • Men1243%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Vaca's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Anxiety75%
  2. Depression75%
  3. Mood disorders75%
  4. High blood pressure71%
  5. Schizophrenia and other psychoses64%
  6. High cholesterol61%
  7. Tobacco use50%
  8. Alcohol and drug use disorders46%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Vaca's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Anthony M. Vaca wrote 85 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Vaca wrote 85 Medicare Part D claims for 11 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 36 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $177 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 89 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 202485
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$177
Part D patients11

Dr. Vaca's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic82 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims4%

Dr. Vaca's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 892024: 3660%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 6 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

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Dr. Anthony M. Vaca received $33,793 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 111 general payments to Dr. Vaca from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $32,613.

General payments to Dr. Vaca by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Vaca by kind, 2016 to 2025

$33.8Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$29,92889%
  • Travel and lodging$1,9076%
  • Food and beverage$1,6565%
  • Consulting fees$3001%
  • Education$20%

Companies that paid Dr. Vaca the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Anthony M. Vaca graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota

Dr. Vaca graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota in 1988.

  1. Medical schoolSanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Anthony M. Vaca's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Anthony M. Vaca's NPI number?

Dr. Anthony M. Vaca's NPI number is 1700858248. It was assigned on February 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Anthony M. Vaca?

Dr. Anthony M. Vaca is a psychiatrist in Estherville, Iowa. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).

Where does Dr. Anthony M. Vaca practice?

Dr. Vaca practices at 826 North 8th Street, Estherville, IA 51334. Dr. Vaca's primary practice is Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, Iowa, part of Avera Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vaca to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 home health agency and 1 hospice.

What is Dr. Anthony M. Vaca's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Vaca is (712) 362-2631.

What is Dr. Anthony M. Vaca's medical license number?

Dr. Vaca holds South Dakota license 3598.

Which hospitals is Dr. Anthony M. Vaca affiliated with?

Dr. Vaca practices at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, Iowa. Dr. Vaca is also affiliated with Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Vaca to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Anthony M. Vaca part of?

Dr. Vaca is linked to Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Vaca to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Anthony M. Vaca accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vaca billed Medicare for 11 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Anthony M. Vaca see?

CMS counts 28 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vaca in 2024, with an average age of 55.

What services does Dr. Anthony M. Vaca bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Vaca's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99222).

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Where did Dr. Anthony M. Vaca go to medical school?

Dr. Vaca graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota in 1988.

What drugs does Dr. Anthony M. Vaca prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Vaca's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lorazepam, Clonazepam and Lamotrigine.

Has Dr. Anthony M. Vaca received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $33,793 in general payments to Dr. Vaca from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Anthony M. Vaca been practicing?

Dr. Vaca graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.

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