Richard Baker, MD
Family Medicine
📍 215 Stratton Rd
Rutland, VT 05701Get directions
603 family doctors in Vermont accept Medicare assignment, which means they can bill CHAMPVA. Here is how to find one and what to ask before you book.
| Family Doctors in Vermont | 603 |
| Where Vermont ranks nationally | 47th of 51 states |
| Share of all US family doctors | 0.3% |
| All CHAMPVA-billable providers in Vermont | 8,005 |
| Vermont cities with verified local listings | 4 |
Counts come from the federal CMS Doctors and Clinicians registry, refreshed 2026-09-07. The VA publishes no CHAMPVA provider directory, so this is the closest thing to one.
Real practice locations pulled from the federal NPPES registry, each with a street address and a local phone number. Always ask the billing office to confirm CHAMPVA before you book.
Family Medicine
📍 215 Stratton Rd
Rutland, VT 05701Get directions
Family Medicine
📍 160 Allen St
Rutland, VT 05701Get directions
Family Medicine
📍 7 Fayette Dr
South Burlington, VT 05403Get directions
Family Medicine
📍 20 Kimball Ave Ste 303
South Burlington, VT 05403Get directions
Results come from the federal NPPES registry with real practice addresses and local phone numbers. Add a city to narrow it down.
Each city page opens with the family medicine filter already applied.
Among the seven clinician types we count by state, family medicine is the 3rd largest in Vermont with 603 providers, behind physician assistants (868) and nurse practitioners (1,273), and ahead of internal medicine doctors (436). That matters when you are deciding how wide to cast your net: a larger pool usually means a shorter drive and a faster appointment.
The deepest benches in Vermont are Rutland with 174 verified local providers, Essex Junction with 157 verified local providers, South Burlington with 156 verified local providers, and we list 1 more Vermont city. Start with the nearest one, then widen if nobody is taking new patients.
CHAMPVA covers office visits, sick visits, and chronic-condition management as outpatient care after the $50 yearly deductible, with a 25 percent cost share. Preventive care is covered too: federal regulation specifically covers an annual physical examination, immunizations recommended by the CDC, cancer screenings, and well-child care. No referral is needed for anything a family doctor orders, including specialist visits and diagnostic tests.
The rules above are federal, so they read the same in Vermont as anywhere else. Our family doctors page has the full detail including anything that needs advance approval.
603 clinicians in Vermont are listed in the federal CMS registry under family practice, and clinicians who accept Medicare assignment can bill CHAMPVA. That is the 47th largest pool of any state. Each practice still decides for itself, so confirm with the billing office before you book.
No. CHAMPVA does not require referrals anywhere in the country. A short list of services needs preauthorization instead, such as inpatient mental health care and organ transplants.
After a $50 per person yearly deductible you pay 25 percent of the CHAMPVA allowable amount, and your family's out-of-pocket costs for covered care stop at $3,000 a year. A provider who accepts CHAMPVA cannot bill you above the allowable.
More on CHAMPVA and family doctors or every CHAMPVA provider in Vermont.