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Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees, MD
NPI1932175866PAC ID1557398773
- Medicare services, 2024
- 235
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 189
- Part D claims, 2024
- 260
- Publications
- 7
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 208 Collyer St, Providence, RI 02904
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Brown Surgical Associates - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Providence, Rhode Island
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Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees is a colorectal surgeon in Providence, Rhode Island
Dr. Vrees practices at Brown Surgical Associates - HOPD in Providence, Rhode Island.
Dr. Vrees' NPI, 1932175866, was assigned on February 28, 2006. Dr. Vrees graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 1997. Dr. Vrees holds Rhode Island license MD11781.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1932175866NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1557398773
- NPI enumeration date
- February 28, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees practices at Brown Surgical Associates - HOPD in Providence, Rhode Island
Dr. Vrees' primary practice is Brown Surgical Associates - HOPD, at 208 Collyer St, Providence, RI 02904.
- Brown Surgical Associates - HOPD208 Collyer St, Providence, RI 02904
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Vrees' primary practice is Brown Surgical Associates - HOPD in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Vrees is also affiliated with The Miriam Hospital. The medical group on file is Brown Surgical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vrees to 2 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Vrees' employer is on file too: a hospital.
Brown Surgical Associates - HOPDPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vrees practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Brown Surgical Associates - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees is one of 8 colorectal surgeons in Rhode Island
Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Vrees' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Vrees is licensed in Rhode Island.
Specialties and state licenses
- Colon and rectal surgery, Rhode IslandPrimary
Colorectal surgeons near Dr. Vrees
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8colorectal surgeons in Rhode Island
7colorectal surgeons in Providence
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees billed Medicare for 235 services in 2024
CMS data shows 235 Medicare services from Dr. Vrees across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 189 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,540 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024235
Medicare patients189
Paid by Medicare$20,540
Procedure codes6
Dr. Vrees' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2182024: 18615%
- Surgery
- 2023: 582024: 4916%
Dr. Vrees' 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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Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees treated 189 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 189 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vrees in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 85 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vrees' median patient age at 66, with 48% women.
Medicare patients, 2024189
Average age73
Average risk score1.24
Also on Medicaid13%
Dr. Vrees' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Vrees' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women9952%
- Men9048%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Vrees' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure70%
- Arthritis50%
- Anxiety39%
- Cancer39%
- Mood disorders29%
- Depression25%
- Diabetes25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Vrees' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees wrote 260 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Vrees wrote 260 Medicare Part D claims for 100 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 208 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,106 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 268 claims across 6 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024260
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$1,106
Part D patients100
Dr. Vrees' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic240 claims92%
- Brand-name20 claims8%
Dr. Vrees' 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. Vrees' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids8%21 of 260 claims
- Antibiotics39%101 of 260 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: 2682024: 20822%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 6 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. Matthew Daniel Vrees ranks in the 50th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare
Dr. Vrees accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 23 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Vrees, more than 50% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Vrees ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 50th percentile23 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees has 7 publications on record
Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Vrees, published from 2014 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Anus Neoplasms and Colectomy. Dr. Vrees has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Vrees' most frequent co-authors are Steven Schechter, MD, Adam Augustus Klipfel, MD and Leslie Aileen Roth, MD.
Papers7
Years published2014 to 2023
Dr. Vrees' papers by year, 2014 to 2023
Topics Dr. Vrees writes about most
- Postoperative Complications
- Anus Neoplasms
- Colectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Length of Stay
Dr. Vrees' most frequent co-authors
- Steven Schechter, MD7 shared papers
- Adam Augustus Klipfel, MD6 shared papers
- Leslie Aileen Roth, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Vrees
Anal CanalAnus NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Squamous Cell
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
Anus NeoplasmsBacterial VaccinesChemoradiotherapy
Med Health R I
Colonography, Computed TomographicColon, SigmoidForeign Bodies
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees received $9,655 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Vrees from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $9,150.
General payments to Dr. Vrees by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Vrees by kind, 2016 to 2025
$9.7Kin total
- Education$6,00062%
- Food and beverage$1,85219%
- Travel and lodging$1,79519%
- Gifts$90%
Companies that paid Dr. Vrees 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. Matthew Daniel Vrees graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Dr. Vrees graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 1997.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Matthew Daniel Vrees' NPI number?
Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees' NPI number is 1932175866. It was assigned on February 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees?
Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees is a colorectal surgeon in Providence, Rhode Island. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208C00000X).
Where does Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees practice?
Dr. Vrees practices at 208 Collyer St, Providence, RI 02904. Dr. Vrees' primary practice is Brown Surgical Associates - HOPD in Providence, Rhode Island. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vrees to 2 hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.
What is Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees' medical license number?
Dr. Vrees holds Rhode Island license MD11781.
Which hospitals is Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees affiliated with?
Dr. Vrees is affiliated with The Miriam Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Vrees to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees part of?
Dr. Vrees is linked to Brown Surgical Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Vrees to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vrees billed Medicare for 235 services in 2024, and Dr. Vrees accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees see?
CMS counts 189 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vrees in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Vrees' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees go to medical school?
Dr. Vrees graduated from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 1997.
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What drugs does Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Vrees' most prescribed drugs by claims were Neomycin Sulfate, Metronidazole and Ondansetron HCl.
Has Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,655 in general payments to Dr. Vrees from 5 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees been practicing?
Dr. Vrees graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
Does Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees do research?
Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Vrees, published from 2014 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Matthew Daniel Vrees publish with?
Dr. Vrees' most frequent co-authors are Steven Schechter, MD (7 shared papers), Adam Augustus Klipfel, MD (6 shared papers) and Leslie Aileen Roth, MD (2 shared papers).
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