Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes, FACS, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 170
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 149
- Part D claims, 2024
- 39
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
- Practice phone
- Call (225) 387-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Bluebonnet
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes is a general surgeon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dr. Rhynes practices at Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dr. Rhynes' NPI, 1548350424, was assigned on October 13, 2006. Dr. Rhynes graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1988. Dr. Rhynes holds Louisiana license 20171.
- NPI
- 1548350424NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234204470
- NPI enumeration date
- October 13, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (225) 387-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 64
- Medical school graduation
- 1988
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes practices at Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dr. Rhynes' primary practice is Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Bluebonnet, at 8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 in East Baton Rouge Parish. The practice phone is (225) 387-7000.
- Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Bluebonnet8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 · East Baton Rouge ParishPhone(225) 387-7000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Rhynes' primary practice is Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Rhynes is also affiliated with Baton Rouge General - Bluebonnet. The medical group on file is Health & Wellness Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rhynes to 1 more hospital, 1 community health center, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Rhynes practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Bluebonnet | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes is one of 377 general surgeons in Louisiana
Surgery is Dr. Rhynes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Rhynes is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, LouisianaPrimary
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Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes billed Medicare for 170 services in 2024
CMS data shows 170 Medicare services from Dr. Rhynes across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 149 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,804 for them.
Dr. Rhynes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 982024: 13740%
- Surgery
- 2023: 302024: 3310%
Where Dr. Rhynes' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office13781%
- In a facility3319%
Dr. Rhynes compared with the Louisiana median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Rhynes
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 170vs 14418% above
- Medicare patients
- 149vs 10937% above
- Part D claims
- 14vs 4770% below
Medians across 364 general surgeons in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Rhynes' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes treated 149 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 149 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rhynes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 78 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Rhynes' median patient age at 63, with 45% women.
Dr. Rhynes' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Rhynes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7349%
- Men7651%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Rhynes' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure74%
- Arthritis51%
- Anxiety33%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Diabetes20%
- Cancer19%
- Mood disorders19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Rhynes' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women45%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Rhynes wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims for 33 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $21 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 46 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Rhynes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic36 claims92%
- Brand-name and other3 claims8%
Dr. Rhynes' 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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Rhynes' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids59%23 of 39 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 462024: 1470%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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
Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Rhynes for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Rhynes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Rhynes, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Rhynes' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 74.6of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Rhynes ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 83rd percentile16 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes received $22,132 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 228 general payments to Dr. Rhynes from 56 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,522.
General payments to Dr. Rhynes by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Rhynes by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$8,45338%
- Speaker and faculty fees$6,50029%
- Education$4,23219%
- Travel and lodging$2,94813%
Companies that paid Dr. Rhynes the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
Dr. Rhynes graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1988.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes' NPI number?
Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes' NPI number is 1548350424. It was assigned on October 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes?
Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes is a general surgeon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes practice?
Dr. Rhynes practices at 8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Dr. Rhynes' primary practice is Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Rhynes to 1 hospital, 1 community health center, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Rhynes is (225) 387-7000.
What is Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes' medical license number?
Dr. Rhynes holds Louisiana license 20171.
Which hospitals is Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes affiliated with?
Dr. Rhynes is affiliated with Baton Rouge General - Bluebonnet. Dmand AI links Dr. Rhynes to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes part of?
Dr. Rhynes is linked to Health & Wellness Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Rhynes to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Rhynes billed Medicare for 170 services in 2024, and Dr. Rhynes accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes' MIPS score?
Dr. Rhynes' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes see?
CMS counts 149 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Rhynes in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Rhynes' most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: digestive system (49650).
Where did Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes go to medical school?
Dr. Rhynes graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 1988.
What drugs does Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Rhynes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $22,132 in general payments to Dr. Rhynes from 56 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Vernon Keith Rhynes been practicing?
Dr. Rhynes graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.
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