Cathia Mendez-Vargas, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Austin, TX
Cathia Mendez-Vargas, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1043485212, issued on Apr 28, 2008. Check the license (Texas P4353, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cathia Mendez-Vargas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- P4353 TX
0055778 CO
55778 CO
17,142 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1101 Camino LA Costa, Austin, TX 78752
- Phone
- (512) 478-4939
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 708-1835
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cathia Mendez-Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P4353Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 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: $21.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Cathia Mendez-Vargas among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Cathia Mendez-Vargas, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
606 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Austin
They are 606 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Cathia Mendez-Vargas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cathia Mendez-Vargas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043485212, issued on Apr 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cathia Mendez-Vargas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 Camino LA Costa, Austin, TX, 78752. Phone: (512) 478-4939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cathia Mendez-Vargas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P4353, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cathia Mendez-Vargas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cathia Mendez-Vargas, M.D. had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.