Gonzalo M. Vargas, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Houston, TX
Gonzalo M. Vargas, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1265432314, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (Texas F2489, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gonzalo M. Vargas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- F2489 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7737 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074
- Phone
- (713) 776-0655
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 776-1069
- Medicaid ID
- 128151102 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gonzalo M. Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license F2489Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $22.52
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Gonzalo M. Vargas among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas
Gonzalo M. Vargas, MD is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 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 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Baldwin, MDHouston, TX 770741154321487
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- Luis Echeverri, MDHouston, TX 770741457351777
- Lucas Duvall, MDHouston, TX 770701598975898
- Henry Hansen, MDHouston, TX 770701104881945
- Fernando Ramirez Del Val, MDHouston, TX 770701144753526
- Robert McKowen, M.D.Houston, TX 770821861534828
- Michael Lopez, D.O.Houston, TX 770891285096271
Common questions
What is Gonzalo M. Vargas, MD's NPI number?
Gonzalo M. Vargas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265432314, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gonzalo M. Vargas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7737 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 776-0655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gonzalo M. Vargas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F2489, 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.
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.