NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ana Victoria Salas Vargas, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Ana Victoria Salas Vargas, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1508095571, issued on Jul 10, 2009. Check the license (Texas T2970, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508095571
Name
Ana Victoria Salas Vargas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License numbers
T2970 TX
ME127538 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 799-9997
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2009
Record last updated
Dec 5, 2022
Fax
(713) 799-2511
Medicaid IDs
0106474 OH
017630900 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210909001114); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6550 Fannin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bincy Abraham, MDGastroenterology Physician1578767166
  2. Horacio Adrogue, MDNephrology Physician1508958000
  3. Talha Akram, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346180577
  4. Mahmoud Al Rifai, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1922456219
  5. Jaden Aland, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114868213
  6. James Albright, MDPediatric Otolaryngology Physician1548255805

Verify Ana Victoria Salas Vargas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

409 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Ana Salas Vargas409
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Ceftriaxone40 claims
  2. Daptomycin38 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate34 claims
  4. Meropenem31 claims
  5. Vancomycin Hcl28 claims
  6. Amoxicillin21 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ana Victoria Salas Vargas among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas

Ana Victoria Salas Vargas, M.D. is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lisa Armitige, M.D.Houston, TX 770301568480820
  2. Ben Barnett, M.D.Houston, TX 770301457379687
  3. Tanvir Bell, M.D.Houston, TX 770301720012644
  4. Victor Fainstein, MDHouston, TX 770301912985664
  5. Richard Harris, M.D.Houston, TX 770301851373039
  6. Rodrigo Hasbun, M.D., M.P.H.Houston, TX 770301659334100
  7. Jiejian Lin, M.D.Houston, TX 770301679533533
  8. Cezarina Mindru, MDHouston, TX 770301497780787

Common questions

What is Ana Victoria Salas Vargas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ana Victoria Salas Vargas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508095571, issued on Jul 10, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ana Victoria Salas Vargas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 799-9997. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ana Victoria Salas Vargas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T2970, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ana Victoria Salas Vargas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ana Victoria Salas Vargas, M.D. had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.