Carlos Armando Vargas, M.D.
Specialist · Miami, FL
Carlos Armando Vargas, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1750345757, issued on Apr 14, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME53296, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Armando Vargas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- ME53296 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11440 N Kendall Dr, Miami, FL 33176
- Phone
- (305) 596-1844
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (305) 596-6810
- Medicaid ID
- 371210900 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041013000477); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11440 N Kendall Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carlos Armando Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME53296Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
4,594 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dicyclomine Hcl928 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium750 claims
- Famotidine733 claims
- Linzess480 claims
- Ursodiol302 claims
- Clenpiq217 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: $797.86
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Gastromed LLCMiami, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Armando Vargas among 2,685 specialist records in Florida
Carlos Armando Vargas, M.D. is one of 2,685 specialist records with a practice address in Florida. 29% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 29% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1987 among the 474 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 85% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Carlos Armando Vargas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos Armando Vargas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750345757, issued on Apr 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Armando Vargas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11440 N Kendall Dr, Miami, FL, 33176. Phone: (305) 596-1844. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Armando Vargas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME53296, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos Armando Vargas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Armando Vargas, M.D. had 4,594 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.