Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Christopher J. Vandelune, DO

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1871598557

Dr. Christopher J. Vandelune, DO is registered under Family Practice in Cherokee, Iowa. Graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 2001, 25 years ago. Practices with Christopher J Vandelune DO PC, a 2-clinician group. Licensed in Iowa.

Years since qualifying
25
Trained at
Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

115 E Maple St
Cherokee, IA 51012-1814
Phone: (712) 225-9003
Fax: (712) 225-9004
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Specialties & licences

Family Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence 03566 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1871598557
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 17, 2005
Last updated in NPPESNovember 14, 2019

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolDES MOINES UNIVERSITY OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Graduated 2001 (25 years in practice)
Group practice Christopher J Vandelune Do Pc — 2 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Not indicated
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 271 times · 81st percentile
Colonoscopy 1–10 times
Removal or shaving of skin growth 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients386
Services billed 6,742 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $486 27 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Hospital · Storm Lake, IA
  • Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, LLC Nursing home · Cherokee, IA · listed as Cherokee Care LLC
  • Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Nursing home · Cherokee, IA · listed as Cherokee Healthcare, Inc
  • Cherokee Regional Medical Center Hospital · Cherokee, IA
  • Horn Memorial Hospital Hospital · Ida Grove, IA
  • Orange City Area Health System Hospital · Orange City, IA
  • St Lukes Regional Medical Center Hospital · Sioux City, IA
  • Cherokee Regional Home Health Home health agency · Cherokee, IA
  • Cherokee Regional Hospice Hospice · Cherokee, IA

Colleagues at Christopher J Vandelune DO PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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