Rafael E. Duran Vargas, MD
Surgery Physician · Lafayette, IN
Rafael E. Duran Vargas, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Indiana, and NPI 1962813360, issued on May 19, 2014. Check the license (Indiana 01088534A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael E. Duran Vargas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 01088534A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5177 Mccarty LN, Lafayette, IN 47905
- Phone
- (317) 948-0944
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2022
- Fax
- (317) 222-2092
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220913002734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rafael E. Duran Vargas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01088534ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate11 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: $266.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Cardiothoracic Surgeons IncLafayette, IN
- IU Health Medical Group LLCIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rafael E. Duran Vargas among 612 surgery physician records in Indiana
Rafael E. Duran Vargas, MD is one of 612 surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Indiana
There are 612 surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 612 in Indiana → Every provider in Lafayette → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Brian Cummiskey, MDLafayette, IN 479051780243741
- John Francis, MDLafayette, IN 479051306814496
- David Halter, D.O.Lafayette, IN 479051053504183
- Jerry Jefson, MDLafayette, IN 479051619946670
- Jordan Maxwell, DOLafayette, IN 479051356790851
- Constanze Rayhrer, M.D.Lafayette, IN 479051730286402
Common questions
What is Rafael E. Duran Vargas, MD's NPI number?
Rafael E. Duran Vargas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962813360, issued on May 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael E. Duran Vargas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5177 Mccarty LN, Lafayette, IN, 47905. Phone: (317) 948-0944. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael E. Duran Vargas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01088534A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rafael E. Duran Vargas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rafael E. Duran Vargas, MD had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.