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Dr. Joseph E Vansickels, DDS

Individual provider Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · NPI 1871693069

Dr. Joseph E Vansickels, DDS practises Maxillofacial Surgery in Lexington, Kentucky. Graduated from Virginia Commonwealth Univ School of Dentistry in 1972, 54 years ago. Practices with University of Kentucky, a 786-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Kentucky.

Years since qualifying
54
Trained at
Virginia Commonwealth Univ School of Dentistry
Licensed in
KY
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
DDS — Doctor of Dental Surgery
A dentist. DDS and DMD are the same qualification — universities choose which title to award.

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Practice location Address checks out

800 Rose St
Lexington, KY 40536-0297 Not confirmed with CMS for 16 years — call before visiting
Phone: (859) 323-8978
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Specialties & licences

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) (primary) Taxonomy 1223S0112X · Licence 7576 (KY)
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) Taxonomy 204E00000X · Licence 7576 (KY)

Record details

NPI number1871693069
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DDS
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedSeptember 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMarch 1, 2010

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyMAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Medical schoolVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
Graduated 1972 (54 years in practice)
Group practice University Of Kentucky — 786 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

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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 patients17
Services billed 50 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age60

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Travel and Lodging $3,226 8 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program $3,000 2 payments
Food and Beverage $489 6 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at University of Kentucky

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 786 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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