NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Alberto Vargas, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

Carlos Alberto Vargas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1912983891, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9900375, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1912983891
Name
Carlos Alberto Vargas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
9900375 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
90 Southside Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 277-4810
Enumerated
Dec 21, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
891205Q NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040406001751); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 90 Southside Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Megan Abbott, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1063889749
  2. Tyler Allen, PAPhysician Assistant1053583294
  3. Andrea Bailey, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376955906
  4. Kimberly Baptiste, MDFamily Medicine Physician1881646693
  5. Greg Blais, P.T.Physical Therapist1578561353
  6. Eric Boeshore, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093993008

Verify Carlos Alberto Vargas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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8.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

29,134 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 663 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carlos Vargas29,134
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis1,289 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium1,215 claims
  3. Furosemide848 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl753 claims
  5. Gabapentin703 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate690 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: $191.11

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Vargas$191.11
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. CS Pacs 3 Southeast LLCSmithfield, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carlos Alberto Vargas among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina

Carlos Alberto Vargas, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

243 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Andrews, M. D.Asheville, NC 288011982690129
  2. Eileen Caquias-Gonzalez, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011609862010
  3. Patrick Contino, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011952393324
  4. John Corder, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011154300820
  5. John Dean, MDAsheville, NC 288011568455665
  6. Karen Dedman, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011023080454
  7. Jose Gonzalez, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011457347627
  8. James Ladd, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011790771244

Common questions

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

Carlos Alberto Vargas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912983891, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Alberto Vargas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 90 Southside Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 277-4810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9900375, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carlos Alberto Vargas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos Alberto Vargas, M.D. had 29,134 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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