Alan-Michael Vargas, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Parachute, CO
Alan-Michael Vargas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Parachute, Colorado, and NPI 1619283991, issued on Aug 25, 2010. Check the license (Colorado 52214, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan-Michael Vargas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 52214 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Sipprelle Dr, Parachute, CO 81635
- Phone
- (970) 625-1100
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 08373272 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131017000400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan-Michael Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 52214Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,792 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 346 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium378 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium291 claims
- Lisinopril255 claims
- Gabapentin180 claims
- Omeprazole161 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl141 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,051.41
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Grand River Hospital DistrictParachute, CO · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Alan-Michael Vargas among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Alan-Michael Vargas, M.D. is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Parachute
They are 2 of the 29 NPPES records with a practice address in Parachute, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Alan-Michael Vargas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alan-Michael Vargas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619283991, issued on Aug 25, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan-Michael Vargas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Sipprelle Dr, Parachute, CO, 81635. Phone: (970) 625-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan-Michael Vargas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 52214, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alan-Michael Vargas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan-Michael Vargas, M.D. had 6,792 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alan-Michael Vargas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.