NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Ramon Vargas, MD

Body Imaging Physician · Truckee, CA

Nicholas Ramon Vargas, MD is a body imaging physician with a practice address in Truckee, California, and NPI 1740740919, issued on Mar 22, 2019. Check the license (California A182520, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740740919
Name
Nicholas Ramon Vargas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Body Imaging Physician 2085B0100X
License number
A182520 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10121 Pine Ave, Truckee, CA 96161
Phone
(530) 587-6011
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 7, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240618001057); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 2019
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 10121 Pine Ave

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

  1. Ricki Alpert, MDAnesthesiology Physician1063555696
  2. Alexis Auckenthaler, MSWSocial Worker1518442458
  3. Andrea Bakas, FNP-C, RNFANurse Practitioner1134469026
  4. Tenille BanyAnesthesiology Physician1073930038
  5. Marcia Benz Hughes, RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1073786638
  6. Megan Biagi, P.A.-CMedical Physician Assistant1902178197

Verify Nicholas Ramon Vargas 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Tahoe Forest Hospital DistrictTruckee, CA

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

Nicholas Ramon Vargas among 270 body imaging physician records in California

Nicholas Ramon Vargas, MD is one of 270 body imaging physician records with a practice address in California. 64% 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 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 94% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 1998 among the 168 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085B0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Body Imaging Physician providers in California

There are 270 body imaging physician records in California.

The 8 body imaging physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Green, MDSusanville, CA 961301073698189
  2. Summer MianSacramento, CA 958211831869817
  3. Maria Fogata, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171629037841
  4. Julie Geng, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171851377741
  5. Neil Jensen, MDSacramento, CA 958171548586423
  6. Michael KatzSacramento, CA 958171912314758
  7. Natalie Shahbazi, M.D., M.P.HSacramento, CA 958171467871103
  8. Arjun VijSacramento, CA 958171326676396

Common questions

What is Nicholas Ramon Vargas, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Ramon Vargas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740740919, issued on Mar 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Ramon Vargas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10121 Pine Ave, Truckee, CA, 96161. Phone: (530) 587-6011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Ramon Vargas, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A182520, 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.

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.