Michael Joseph Vargas, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Temecula, CA
Michael Joseph Vargas, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Temecula, California, and NPI 1710926282, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (California A32208, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Joseph Vargas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A32208 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 27555 Ynez RD, Temecula, CA 92591
- Phone
- (951) 693-4433
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2022
- Fax
- (888) 518-0564
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031211000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Joseph Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A32208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,269 Medicare Part D claims for 997 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate631 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium321 claims
- Eliquis283 claims
- Carvedilol266 claims
- Furosemide188 claims
- Losartan Potassium186 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: $2,510.36
121 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Michael Joseph Vargas among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Michael Joseph Vargas, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Salvatore Rosanio, MDTemecula, CA 925911245399740
- Sinan Sarsam, M.D.Temecula, CA 925911013163229
- Robin Abdelmalik, M.D. FACCTemecula, CA 925921275656662
- Wisam Alfay, MD, FACCSun City, CA 925861831322536
- Humayun Qureshi, M.D.Sun City, CA 925861861506636
- Bhoodev Tiwari, MDSun City, CA 925861326047309
- Tsu Lai, M.D.Irvine, CA 926031528063484
- Edward Wang, MDIrvine, CA 926041457987430
Common questions
What is Michael Joseph Vargas, MD's NPI number?
Michael Joseph Vargas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710926282, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Joseph Vargas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27555 Ynez RD, Temecula, CA, 92591. Phone: (951) 693-4433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Joseph Vargas, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A32208, 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 Michael Joseph Vargas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Joseph Vargas, MD had 5,269 Medicare Part D claims for 997 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.