Anthony R. Vara, M.D.
Urology Physician · Tallahassee, FL
Anthony R. Vara, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1093797482, issued on Nov 19, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME156845, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anthony R. Vara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- ME156845 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2619 Centennial Blvd Ste 102, Tallahassee, FL 32308
- Phone
- (850) 431-2875
- Enumerated
- Nov 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220614003367); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2619 Centennial Blvd Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Anthony R. Vara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME156845Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,057 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er264 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl239 claims
- Finasteride122 claims
- Myrbetriq67 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate53 claims
- Bicalutamide40 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $840.16
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare IncTallahassee, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anthony R. Vara among 1,020 urology physician records in Florida
Anthony R. Vara, M.D. is one of 1,020 urology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1999 among the 721 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 208800000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,020 urology physician records in Florida.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bradford, MDTallahassee, FL 323081871557165
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- Joseph Camps, MDTallahassee, FL 323081083678254
- Francisco Carpio, M.D.,Tallahassee, FL 323081134219348
- James Farrell, D.O.Tallahassee, FL 323081962713677
- Rebecca Hankins-Ivey, ARNPCTallahassee, FL 323081891746863
- Julie Holt, ARNPCTallahassee, FL 323081740246768
- James Renehan, MDTallahassee, FL 323081386607117
Common questions
What is Anthony R. Vara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Anthony R. Vara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093797482, issued on Nov 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anthony R. Vara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2619 Centennial Blvd Ste 102, Tallahassee, FL, 32308. Phone: (850) 431-2875. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anthony R. Vara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME156845, 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 Anthony R. Vara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anthony R. Vara, M.D. had 1,057 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anthony R. Vara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.