Vernon Keith Rhynes, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

20171 Issued in LA

Practice address

7777 Hennessy Blvd
Suite 612
Baton Rouge, LA 70808-4300

Phone

(225) 769-5656

Fax

(225) 766-6996

NPI assigned

Oct 13, 2006

Last updated

May 28, 2021By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Electronic endpoints 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General Surgery

Education

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, 1988

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Baton Rouge General Physicians IncGroup PAC ID 5193623643, 189 clinicians

Baton Rouge General Medical CenterGroup PAC ID 4082600077, 58 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Baton Rouge General Medical Center Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, CCN 190065
• Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, CCN 190251

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

78.3 of 100Reported as group

Quality

57.21

Promoting interoperability

99

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

86.02 of 100Reported as group

Quality

74.57

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: vrhynes5521@direct.casso.us.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba Baton Rouge General Surgical Associates

  • Surgery Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1215199724
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Baton Rouge General Physicians, Inc.

  dba Louisiana Cardiology Associates at Baton Rouge General

  • Obstetrics Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1609134766
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba BRG Comprehensive Care Center

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1407346984
  NPD
• Baton Rouge General Physicians, Inc.

  dba BRGP Louisiana Sleep Foundation

  • Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1518688985
  NPD
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba Baton Rouge General Hospital Specialists

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1285887844
  NPD (past)
• Baton Rouge General Physicians, Inc.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1992729560
  NPD (past)
• Lsuhn Billing LLC

  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1306247556
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba Family Health Center

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1184648651

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba Baton Rouge General Surgical Associates

  • Surgery Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1215199724

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba Baton Rouge General Hospital Specialists

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1285887844

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba BRG Comprehensive Care Center

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1407346984

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  dba Baton Rouge General Express Care

  • Clinic/Center
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1679096416

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1962537407
  Care Compare affiliation
• Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge, LLC

  dba Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1588631311
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Nicholas Rhoades, PA-C
• Amber S Rhodes
• Annette M Rhodes, M.D.
• Dominic Rhodes, CPSS
• James Rhorer, MD
• Christianne Leah Ricard, LPC
• Karen E Ricard, LCSW
• Sharwanda Ricard
• Brady Rice, MD
• Vickie Sue Rice, PA-C

• Surgery Physician in Baton Rouge, LA
• Providers in Baton Rouge, LA by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 28, 2021; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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