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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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.
Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers in Puerto Rico
There are 17 foot surgery podiatrist records in Puerto Rico.
Other foot surgery podiatrist records in Puerto Rico
- Norberto Arbona Ferrer, MDCaguas, PR1265401467
- Guillermo Carrasquillo, DPMPonce, PR1720130842
- Gary Deresh, D.P.M.Caguas, PR1437139409
- Waleska Donato, DPMMayaguez, PR1326008426
- Jaime Escalona, DPMSan Juan, PR1760548895
- Michael Forte-Malave, D.P.M.Mayaguez, PR1700924495
- Jorge Garcia Ferreras, DPMSan Juan, PR1164410676
- France Larin, D.P.M.Guaynabo, PR1760462733
- Andres Maymi Guerra, DPMMayagues, PR1598726952
- Egidio Montanile, DPMSanturce, PR1184705568
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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.