Christopher B. Vargas, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Chula Vista, CA
Christopher B. Vargas, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Chula Vista, California, and NPI 1922505775, issued on Apr 9, 2018. Check the license (California 55263, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher B. Vargas
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 55263 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2452 Fenton St Ste C203, Chula Vista, CA 91914
- Phone
- (619) 600-5309
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 655-4700
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190530002934); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher B. Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 55263Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
886 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin302 claims
- Pregabalin152 claims
- Baclofen129 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium95 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl32 claims
- Ibuprofen29 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: $225.28
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Spr Therapeutics, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Navarro Pain Control Group IncChula Vista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher B. Vargas among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
Christopher B. Vargas, PA-C is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.
All 3,376 in California → Every provider in Chula Vista → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather Doulaki, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919141518375179
- Stacey Little, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919141831396415
- Eric Briones, PAChula Vista, CA 919131639459720
- Amie Crump, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919151922495142
- Nercy Manez, PAChula Vista, CA 919151790905438
- Heidi Amundson, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919111639802564
- Todd Forster, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919111720181647
- Jennifer Houston, PA-CChula Vista, CA 919111306202320
Common questions
What is Christopher B. Vargas, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher B. Vargas, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922505775, issued on Apr 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher B. Vargas, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2452 Fenton St Ste C203, Chula Vista, CA, 91914. Phone: (619) 600-5309. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher B. Vargas, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 55263, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher B. Vargas, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher B. Vargas, PA-C had 886 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.