Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Hollywood, FL
Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Hollywood, Florida, and NPI 1043743529, issued on Apr 11, 2017. Check the license (Florida ME161938, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- ME161938 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 N 35TH Ave Ste 605, Hollywood, FL 33021
- Phone
- (954) 265-7900
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2024
- Fax
- (954) 276-0271
- Medicaid ID
- 119356100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231018001268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME161938Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
580 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium58 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium46 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate45 claims
- Eliquis44 claims
- Carvedilol33 claims
- Losartan Potassium27 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Hollywood Medical Center Ekg Associates PAHollywood, FL
- Memorial Ekg Associates PAHollywood, FL
- South Broward Hospital DistrictHollywood, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida
Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez is one of 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1995 among the 1,427 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez's NPI number?
Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043743529, issued on Apr 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 N 35TH Ave Ste 605, Hollywood, FL, 33021. Phone: (954) 265-7900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME161938, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez had 580 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alvaro Felipe Vargas Pelaez's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.