NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Axel Vargas, M.D.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Wilmette, IL

Axel Vargas, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Wilmette, Illinois, and NPI 1083698526, issued on Nov 29, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 36-089572, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1083698526
Name
Axel Vargas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License numbers
36-089572 IL
036089572 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1213 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091
Phone
(888) 951-6471
Enumerated
Nov 29, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(888) 961-6471
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Axel Vargas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $14.57

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Axel Vargas$14.57
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Axel Vargas among 121 interventional pain medicine physician records in Illinois

Axel Vargas, M.D. is one of 121 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 81% 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, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Illinois

There are 121 interventional pain medicine physician records in Illinois.

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The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alexander Feoktistov, MDNorthfield, IL 600931003143801
  2. Julian Paskov, M.D.Waukegan, IL 600851700824497
  3. Vikram Patel, MDAlgonquin, IL 601021023089307
  4. Elaine Olson, MDLincolnshine, IL 600691619963311
  5. John Prunskis, MDElgin, IL 601201962416370
  6. Gene Oh, M.D.Elgin, IL 601231750334553
  7. Neal Shah, M.D.Elgin, IL 601231356872576
  8. Rajashekar Yerrapragada, M.D.Elgin, IL 601231619920618

Common questions

What is Axel Vargas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Axel Vargas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083698526, issued on Nov 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Axel Vargas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1213 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL, 60091. Phone: (888) 951-6471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Axel Vargas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 36-089572, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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