Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz, PHARMD
Pharmacist · Surprise, AZ
Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz, PHARMD is a pharmacist with a practice address in Surprise, Arizona, and NPI 1265155238, issued on Sep 23, 2022. Check the license (Arizona S026116, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz
- Credential
- PHARMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- S026116 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14551 W Grand Ave, Surprise, AZ 85374
- Phone
- (540) 522-5318
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2022
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license S026116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 97% of the cost of the top drugs
260 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Arexvy120 claims
- Shingrix86 claims
- Boostrix Tdap32 claims
- Abrysvo22 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.
Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz among 6,746 pharmacist records in Arizona
Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz, PHARMD is one of 6,746 pharmacist records with a practice address in Arizona. 27% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 85% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 27% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
111 pharmacist records list a practice address in Surprise
They are 111 of the 2,121 NPPES records with a practice address in Surprise, and 6,746 pharmacist records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz, PHARMD's NPI number?
Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz, PHARMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265155238, issued on Sep 23, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz, PHARMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14551 W Grand Ave, Surprise, AZ, 85374. Phone: (540) 522-5318. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz, PHARMD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number S026116, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz, PHARMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hugo Ernesto Vargas Cruz, PHARMD had 260 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.