NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Alejandra Vargas, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Maria Alejandra Vargas, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1366904971, issued on Apr 2, 2019. Check the license (Texas T7070, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366904971
Name
Maria Alejandra Vargas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
T7070 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5631 Telephone RD Ste B, Houston, TX 77087
Phone
(281) 727-0332
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 30, 2026
Fax
(877) 583-1255
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220613001934); 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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Also registered at 5631 Telephone RD Ste B

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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Verify Maria Alejandra Vargas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,320 Medicare Part D claims for 610 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Maria Vargas5,320
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium408 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl216 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate215 claims
  4. Lisinopril197 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium181 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium162 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: $64.62

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria Vargas$64.62
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Centerwell Senior Primary Care TX PAHouston, TX

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

Maria Alejandra Vargas among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Maria Alejandra Vargas, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Catt, MDHouston, TX 770871497217467
  2. Murtaza Mussaji, DOHouston, TX 770871487705034
  3. Tejpal Grover, M.D.Houston, TX 770881316023922
  4. Jeffeea Gullett, M.DHouston, TX 770881790032555
  5. Kaisen Fang, M.D.Houston, TX 770891023045846
  6. Amir Ghebranious, M.D.Houston, TX 770891093777211
  7. Maqsood Javed, M.D.Houston, TX 770891073568713
  8. Hung Le, M.D.Houston, TX 770891811978182

Common questions

What is Maria Alejandra Vargas, MD's NPI number?

Maria Alejandra Vargas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366904971, issued on Apr 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Alejandra Vargas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5631 Telephone RD Ste B, Houston, TX, 77087. Phone: (281) 727-0332. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Alejandra Vargas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T7070, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Maria Alejandra Vargas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Alejandra Vargas, MD had 5,320 Medicare Part D claims for 610 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.