Jose A. Vazquez, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Augusta, GA
Jose A. Vazquez, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1518035054, issued on Dec 1, 2006. Check the license on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose A. Vazquez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 4301053567 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 15TH Street, Augusta, GA 30912
- Phone
- (706) 724-6100
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 450327810 MI
003141369A GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140227001476); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose A. Vazquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy99 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Juluca13 claims
- Genvoya11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $57,621.21
135 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
- Laurens County Board OF HealthDublin, GA
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose A. Vazquez among 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia
Jose A. Vazquez, M.D. is one of 351 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 71% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207RI0200X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia.
All 351 in Georgia → Every provider in Augusta → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Chao, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121699062893
- John Fisher, MDAugusta, GA 309121902916455
- Malliga Ganapathy, MDAugusta, GA 309121972613362
- Salma Gayed, DR/MDAugusta, GA 309121346932175
- James Grubbs, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121538327481
- Ashley HuggettAugusta, GA 309121073968491
- Cheryl Newman, MDAugusta, GA 309121275632564
- John Rissing, MDAugusta, GA 309121437269404
Common questions
What is Jose A. Vazquez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose A. Vazquez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518035054, issued on Dec 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose A. Vazquez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 15TH Street, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (706) 724-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose A. Vazquez, M.D.'s license?
Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose A. Vazquez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose A. Vazquez, M.D. had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose A. Vazquez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.