Caridad S. Vargas, MD
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Caguas, PR
Caridad S. Vargas, MD is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1356392708, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 13869, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Caridad S. Vargas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QG0300X
- License number
- 13869 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Hima Plaza I, Caguas, PR 00725
- Phone
- (787) 653-3123
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 905-7917
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050114000493); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at Hima Plaza I
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Verify Caridad S. Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 13869Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
5,041 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium381 claims
- Famotidine329 claims
- Synthroid269 claims
- Metformin Hcl209 claims
- Gabapentin165 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate144 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 one group practice
- Mediko Medicina Primaria CorpCaguas, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 64 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Puerto Rico
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- Maria Alonso, M.D.San Juan, PR1912921172
- Javier Anaya Gonzalez, MDCarolina, PR1770726150
- Sissi Barreto, MDLuquillo, PR1295704260
- Alfredo Beauchamp, M.D.Caguas, PR1821046939
- Keydi Betancourt GonzalezGurabo, PR1457704322
- Nashda Burgos-Muniz, MDSan Juan, PR1700576626
- Jose Camunas-Colon, MDCarolina, PR1639619281
- Carlos Cestero, M.DSan Juan, PR1619299583
Common questions
What is Caridad S. Vargas, MD's NPI number?
Caridad S. Vargas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356392708, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Caridad S. Vargas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hima Plaza I, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 653-3123. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Caridad S. Vargas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 13869, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Caridad S. Vargas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Caridad S. Vargas, MD had 5,041 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 5,222. 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.