Dr. Josef J. Vanek, MD

Dr. Vanek practices at Tri-State Surgery Center - Washington in Washington, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Vanek's NPI, 1679662373, was assigned on October 12, 2006. Dr. Vanek graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Vanek holds Pennsylvania license MD056465L.

Dr. Vanek's primary practice is Tri-State Surgery Center - Washington, at 95 Leonard Avenue, Washington, PA 15301. The practice phone is (724) 225-8800. Dr. Vanek also practices at Tri-State Surgery Center LLC, 80 Landings Dr, Washington, PA 15301.

Dr. Vanek's primary practice is Tri-State Surgery Center - Washington in Washington, Pennsylvania. Dr. Vanek is also affiliated with UPMC Washington. The medical group on file is Washington Physicians Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vanek to 2 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vanek practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Vanek's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Vanek is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 360 Medicare services from Dr. Vanek across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 284 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,730 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vanek in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 129 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.72, 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. Vanek's median patient age at 66, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vanek wrote 172 Medicare Part D claims for 130 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 134 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $404 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 122 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Vanek for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Vanek accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 23 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Vanek, more than 50% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 70 general payments to Dr. Vanek from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,397.

Dr. Vanek graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1989.