Andrew Layne Vargas, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Emeryville, CA
Andrew Layne Vargas, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Emeryville, California, and NPI 1932594793, issued on Mar 30, 2015. Check the license (California A149015, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Layne Vargas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- A149015 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2100 Powell St Ste 400, Emeryville, CA 94608
- Phone
- (404) 502-5594
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190626001618); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew Layne Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A149015Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 69.4 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 2 group practices
- Cep America - Anesthesia PCRedwood City, CA
- University Anesthesia Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Layne Vargas among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California
Andrew Layne Vargas, MD is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California
There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neil Kamdar, M.D.Emeryville, CA 946081093000226
- Timothy Lo, M.D., M.P.H.Emeryville, CA 946081194851857
- Cindy Hsu, MDOakland, CA 946111588601785
- Krishna Kudaravalli, MDOakland, CA 946021801470596
- Irina Williams, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021508187600
- James Mura, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981881863215
- Tracy Jackson, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945971154436590
- Alexander Pekurovsky, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945961386930600
Common questions
What is Andrew Layne Vargas, MD's NPI number?
Andrew Layne Vargas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932594793, issued on Mar 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Layne Vargas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Powell St Ste 400, Emeryville, CA, 94608. Phone: (404) 502-5594. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Layne Vargas, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A149015, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew Layne Vargas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Layne Vargas, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew Layne Vargas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.4 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.