Armando Baza-Vargas, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Vista, CA
Armando Baza-Vargas, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Vista, California, and NPI 1922087253, issued on Jan 13, 2006. Check the license (California PA17924, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Armando Baza-Vargas
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA17924 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 969 S Santa FE Ave Ste A, Vista, CA 92083
- Phone
- (760) 941-7050
- Enumerated
- Jan 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 941-7142
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070808000684); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Armando Baza-Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA17924Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
2,429 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Lisinopril156 claims
- Metformin Hcl153 claims
- Gabapentin102 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium86 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $471.49
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- VF Alliance A Medical CorporationVista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Armando Baza-Vargas among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
Armando Baza-Vargas, PA-C is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paula Sorrentino, PA-CVista, CA 920831053409920
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- Madhuri Marelli, P.A.Vista, CA 920841124202247
- Angela Segovia, PA-CVista, CA 920841356644173
- Joanna Lee, PA-CSan Marcos, CA 920781245487248
- Sarah Mott, MMS, PA-CSan Marcos, CA 920781346491958
- Brittany Sumerel, PA-CSan Marcos, CA 920781497105696
Common questions
What is Armando Baza-Vargas, PA-C's NPI number?
Armando Baza-Vargas, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922087253, issued on Jan 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Armando Baza-Vargas, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 969 S Santa FE Ave Ste A, Vista, CA, 92083. Phone: (760) 941-7050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Armando Baza-Vargas, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA17924, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Armando Baza-Vargas, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Armando Baza-Vargas, PA-C had 2,429 Medicare Part D claims for 365 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.