Panayotis Vardas
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Boston, MA
Panayotis Vardas is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1801181649, issued on Jun 9, 2011. Check the license (Massachusetts 1026620, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Panayotis Vardas
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 1026620 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
- Phone
- (617) 636-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190613002645); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 800 Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Aalberg, MD, MPHSurgery Physician1326788027
- Omer Abbak, PHARMDPharmacist1114500337
- Aya Abdelnaser, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770425373
- Marie Elise Abi Antoun, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1356042626
- Ahmad AboalfarajSurgery Physician1538517651
- Tala Abu Samaan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376386250
Verify Panayotis Vardas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1026620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl28 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 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): 81.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $14,214.94
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cardiovascular Center AT Tufts Medical Center IncBoston, MA
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Panayotis Vardas among 228 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Massachusetts
Panayotis Vardas is one of 228 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 1998 among the 131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 228 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Douglas Payne, MDBoston, MA 021111417030552
- Hassan Rastegar, MDBoston, MA 021111982735155
- Lana Schumacher-Beal, M.D.Boston, MA 021111992991657
- Aaron SparksBoston, MA 021111619363918
- Yong Zhan, M.D.Boston, MA 021111881990364
- James Allan, MDBoston, MA 021141699765859
- Henning Gaissert, MDBoston, MA 021141437149028
Common questions
What is Panayotis Vardas's NPI number?
Panayotis Vardas's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801181649, issued on Jun 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Panayotis Vardas located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Washington St, Boston, MA, 02111. Phone: (617) 636-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Panayotis Vardas's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1026620, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Panayotis Vardas prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Panayotis Vardas had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Panayotis Vardas's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.8 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.