Hazel Merced Vargas, DPM
Foot Surgery Podiatrist · San Juan, PR
Hazel Merced Vargas, DPM is a foot surgery podiatrist with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1699183194, issued on Jul 28, 2014. Check the license (Puerto Rico 111, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hazel Merced Vargas
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0131X
- License number
- 111 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 557 Calle Cabo H Alverio, San Juan, PR 00918
- Phone
- (787) 753-1376
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171106002131); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest foot surgery podiatrist records → All 17 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Hazel Merced 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 111Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average foot surgery podiatrist in 2024
1,007 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries, against an average of 358 among the 1,032 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ciclopirox192 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl188 claims
- Cephalexin59 claims
- Gabapentin42 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl41 claims
- Itraconazole40 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.
Hazel Merced Vargas among 17 foot surgery podiatrist records in Puerto Rico
Hazel Merced Vargas, DPM is one of 17 foot surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 94% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1993 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0131X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers in Puerto Rico
There are 17 foot surgery podiatrist records in Puerto Rico.
All 17 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Foot Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jaime Escalona, DPMSan Juan, PR 009261760548895
- Jorge Garcia Ferreras, DPMSan Juan, PR 009261164410676
- Egidio Montanile, DPMSanturce, PR 009091184705568
- Rafael Romeu, DPMSan Juan, PR 009091609895978
- Rafael Oppenheimer, DP.MSan Juan, PR 009071376760579
- Raul Salcedo, D.P.MBayamon, PR 009591760487748
- Luis Torres Serrant, DPMBayamon, PR 009591124089602
- Lourdes Rivera, DPMBayamon, PR 009611457371817
Common questions
What is Hazel Merced Vargas, DPM's NPI number?
Hazel Merced Vargas, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699183194, issued on Jul 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hazel Merced Vargas, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 557 Calle Cabo H Alverio, San Juan, PR, 00918. Phone: (787) 753-1376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hazel Merced Vargas, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 111, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hazel Merced Vargas, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hazel Merced Vargas, DPM had 1,007 Medicare Part D claims for 464 beneficiaries; the average among foot surgery podiatrist prescribers was 358. 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.