Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Iowa City, IA
Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1164955779, issued on Apr 10, 2017. Check the license (Iowa R-10797, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- R-10797 IA
13440883-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 467-2000
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2024
- Fax
- (319) 384-8955
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231004003258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license R-10797Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 65% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trikafta11 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): 99.8 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- University OF Utah Acuity Care ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
- University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio among 124 pulmonary disease physician records in Iowa
Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio, M.D. is one of 124 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2005 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207RP1001X and a Iowa 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 Iowa
There are 124 pulmonary disease physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mahmoud Aboualaiwa, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421609860006
- Herbert Berger, MDIowa City, IA 522421366439473
- Josalyn Cho, MDIowa City, IA 522421679554331
- Lakshmi Durairaj, MDIowa City, IA 522421447232871
- John Fieselmann, MDIowa City, IA 522421457334898
- Dawn Flaherty, MD FACOGIowa City, IA 522421720060999
- Lois Geist, MDIowa City, IA 522421598753444
- Thomas Gross, MDIowa City, IA 522421861489973
Common questions
What is Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164955779, issued on Apr 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 467-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number R-10797, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio, M.D. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Luis Guillermo Vargas Buonfiglio, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.8 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.