NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Caguas, PR

Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1235137589, issued on Jul 11, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 06501, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235137589
Name
Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
06501 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
64 Goyco Street, Caguas, PR 00725
Phone
(787) 743-0236
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 745-6176
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051202000593); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1978
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

7,798 Medicare Part D claims for 711 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.

  1. Luis De Jesus Vargas7,798
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa1,539 claims
  2. Montelukast Sodium1,395 claims
  3. Fluticasone Propionate1,343 claims
  4. Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate584 claims
  5. Trelegy Ellipta563 claims
  6. Azelastine Hcl550 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $120.34

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis De Jesus Vargas$120.34
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas among 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas, M.D. is one of 135 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% 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, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 1998 among the 116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Juan Candelario Lanza, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251295802486
  2. Adriana Candelario-Gonzalez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251922425263
  3. Elsie Diaz - Schroeder, MDCaguas, PR 007251487874665
  4. Rosangela Fernandez Medero, MDCaguas, PR 007251568565893
  5. Gustavo Gonzalez Astacio, MDCaguas, PR 007251922388982
  6. Ivanisse Ortiz VelezCaguas, PR 007251669953196
  7. Oscar Rivera, MDCaguas, PR 007251770534810
  8. Arnulfo Santana, MDCaguas, PR 007251932241494

Common questions

What is Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235137589, issued on Jul 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 64 Goyco Street, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 743-0236. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 06501, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis Alfredo De Jesus Vargas, M.D. had 7,798 Medicare Part D claims for 711 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.