Chelsea A. Vargas, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Independence, KS
Chelsea A. Vargas, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Independence, Kansas, and NPI 1790962843, issued on Jan 30, 2008. Check the license (Kansas 46159, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chelsea A. Vargas
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 46159 KS
103110 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 N 6TH St, Independence, KS 67301
- Phone
- (620) 577-7285
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (620) 577-4772
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chelsea A. Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 46159Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Chelsea A. Vargas among 1,374 nurse practitioner records in Kansas
Chelsea A. Vargas, APRN is one of 1,374 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kansas. 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 2008, is newer than 25% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 25% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Independence
They are 2 of the 207 NPPES records with a practice address in Independence, and 1,374 nurse practitioner records in Kansas.
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Common questions
What is Chelsea A. Vargas, APRN's NPI number?
Chelsea A. Vargas, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790962843, issued on Jan 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chelsea A. Vargas, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 N 6TH St, Independence, KS, 67301. Phone: (620) 577-7285. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chelsea A. Vargas, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 46159, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chelsea A. Vargas, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chelsea A. Vargas, APRN had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chelsea A. Vargas, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.