NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Luisa Vargas Torres, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Hollister, CA

Maria Luisa Vargas Torres, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hollister, California, and NPI 1912630856, issued on Jul 7, 2022. Check the license (California P17, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1912630856
Name
Maria Luisa Vargas Torres
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
P17 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
351 Felice Dr, Hollister, CA 95023
Phone
(831) 634-2123
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220720003888); may accept 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 351 Felice Dr

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

  1. Mariana AbonceCase Manager/Care Coordinator1215243886
  2. Jessica AlcantarNutrition Education Nutritionist1194263384
  3. Jennifer Anderson, RDRegistered Dietitian1871730861
  4. Nina Brooks, RDRegistered Dietitian1457873226
  5. Jeanette CancinoHealth Educator1942934864
  6. Erika Ceballos Cabrera, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871166587

Verify Maria Luisa Vargas Torres in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

755 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Maria Vargas Torres755
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl61 claims
  3. Jardiance40 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate35 claims
  5. Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide32 claims
  6. Lisinopril31 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. San Benito Health FoundationHollister, CA

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

Maria Luisa Vargas Torres among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Maria Luisa Vargas Torres, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hollister

They are 16 of the 561 NPPES records with a practice address in Hollister, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benedict Carota, MDHollister, CA 950231548255029
  2. Erika Ceballos Cabrera, MDHollister, CA 950231871166587
  3. Peter Coelho, M.D.Hollister, CA 950231285740480
  4. Marni Friedman, M.D.Hollister, CA 950231477647121
  5. Marie Claudette Grageda, MDHollister, CA 950231891998159
  6. Kevin Herrick, MDHollister, CA 950231598847543
  7. Lee Jacobs, D.O.Hollister, CA 950231871681809
  8. Dilshad Kheraj, D.O.Hollister, CA 950231467558163

Common questions

What is Maria Luisa Vargas Torres, MD's NPI number?

Maria Luisa Vargas Torres, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912630856, issued on Jul 7, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Luisa Vargas Torres, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 351 Felice Dr, Hollister, CA, 95023. Phone: (831) 634-2123. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number P17, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Maria Luisa Vargas Torres, MD had 755 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.