Carlos Augusto Vargas, MD
General Practice Physician · San Juan, PR
Carlos Augusto Vargas, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1578083721, issued on Jun 20, 2017. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21508, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Augusto Vargas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 21508 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1395 Calle San Rafael, San Juan, PR 00909
- Phone
- (787) 999-7620
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos Augusto 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 21508Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
166 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin43 claims
- Famotidine34 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl13 claims
- Azithromycin12 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: $78.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Carlos Augusto Vargas among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Carlos Augusto Vargas, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
622 general practice physician records list a practice address in San Juan
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Common questions
What is Carlos Augusto Vargas, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Augusto Vargas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578083721, issued on Jun 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Augusto Vargas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1395 Calle San Rafael, San Juan, PR, 00909. Phone: (787) 999-7620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Augusto Vargas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21508, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carlos Augusto Vargas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Augusto Vargas, MD had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.