Efrain Vargas, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Corozal, PR
Efrain Vargas, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Corozal, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1962448647, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12728, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Efrain Vargas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 12728 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Calle Urtbano Ramirez, Corozal, PR 00783
- Phone
- (787) 859-7085
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Efrain Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 12728Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
13,023 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium752 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate697 claims
- Synthroid679 claims
- Losartan Potassium662 claims
- Gabapentin625 claims
- Metformin Hcl620 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.
Efrain Vargas among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Efrain Vargas, M.D. is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
- 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 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 general practice physician records list a practice address in Corozal
They are 28 of the 180 NPPES records with a practice address in Corozal, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Corozal → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Oscar Arroyo, M.D.Corozal, PR 007831427034289
- Francisco Berio Ramos, MDCorozal, PR 007831033101217
- Francisco Berio Roussel, M.D.Corozal, PR 007831194833103
- Jesus Castro, MDCorozal, PR 007831134165814
- Ricardo Castro Cintron, MDCorozal, PR 007831083793285
- Luis Davila Gonzalez, MDCorozal, PR 007831518035435
- Angeles Lopez, MDCorozal, PR 007831265461743
- Luis Ortiz MatosCorozal, PR 007831639112956
Common questions
What is Efrain Vargas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Efrain Vargas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962448647, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Efrain Vargas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Urtbano Ramirez, Corozal, PR, 00783. Phone: (787) 859-7085. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Efrain Vargas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12728, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Efrain Vargas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Efrain Vargas, M.D. had 13,023 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.