NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Vargas Bird, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · San Juan, PR

Luis Vargas Bird, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1912024480, issued on Mar 22, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12454, 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
1912024480
Name
Luis Vargas Bird
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
12454 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
275 Calle Jilguero, San Juan, PR 00926
Phone
(787) 731-8196
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090822000157); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Luis Vargas Bird in five checks

  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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Grh Anesthesia Group, PscSan Juan, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Luis Vargas Bird among 191 anesthesiology physician records in Puerto Rico

Luis Vargas Bird, M.D. is one of 191 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 60% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 1994 among the 89 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 191 anesthesiology physician records in Puerto Rico.

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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jaime Diaz, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261396868097
  2. Laura Garcia Hernandez, MDSan Juan, PR 009261114480720
  3. Armando Lopez Tristani, M.D.San Juan, PR 009261598807539
  4. Carmen Mendez Molina, MDSan Juan, PR 009261417934332
  5. Luis Novoa Garcia, MDSan Juan, PR 009261659590917
  6. Ruben Perez, MDSan Juan, PR 009261083692883
  7. Carlos Rivas-Haddock, MDRio Piedras, PR 009261386654416
  8. Wanda Ruiz-Morales, MDSan Juan, PR 009261770507832

Common questions

What is Luis Vargas Bird, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luis Vargas Bird, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912024480, issued on Mar 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Vargas Bird, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 Calle Jilguero, San Juan, PR, 00926. Phone: (787) 731-8196. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Vargas Bird, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12454, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.