Edgar Z. Vanegas, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Jamaica, NY
Edgar Z. Vanegas, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Jamaica, New York, and NPI 1316034820, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (New York 190283-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edgar Z. Vanegas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 190283-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8505 167TH St, Jamaica, NY 11432
- Phone
- (718) 658-7482
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 658-7531
- Medicaid ID
- 01369786 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040407000133); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edgar Z. Vanegas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 190283-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,576 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium618 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate526 claims
- Metformin Hcl408 claims
- Losartan Potassium354 claims
- Omeprazole349 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium208 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiAstoria, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edgar Z. Vanegas among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Edgar Z. Vanegas, MD is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 58% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Jamaica
They are 57 of the 4,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Jamaica, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Edgar Z. Vanegas, MD's NPI number?
Edgar Z. Vanegas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316034820, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edgar Z. Vanegas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8505 167TH St, Jamaica, NY, 11432. Phone: (718) 658-7482. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edgar Z. Vanegas, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 190283-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edgar Z. Vanegas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edgar Z. Vanegas, MD had 8,576 Medicare Part D claims for 515 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.
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.