NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Surgery Physician NPI 1225474133 M.D., M.P.H.
Verify on CMS → Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.
Surgery Physician in Bakersfield, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 36,778 in Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
59
Medicare Part D claims · 37 beneficiaries · Surgery Physician avg: 174
Industry payments
$3.0K
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. filed 59 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Surgery Physician in Bakersfield, California.
- 59
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1225474133), first enumerated 05/17/2013.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 59 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$3.0K in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1225474133 · Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · RX-TRACE · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1225474133
- ENUM-MID 2013
- TAX-MID 37K Surgery Physician
- RX-TRACE 59
- BOOK-LIGHT 3,381 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Igor Wanko Mboumi · 2013
Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
59 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
59 66% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Surgery Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1225474133 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | M.D., M.P.H. |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 05/17/2013 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Bakersfield, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$3.0K
Largest payer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Most common payment type
Education
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.. To verify Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
59
Total Claims
$1K
Total Drug Cost
37
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 59
- Total Day Supply
- 340
- Generic Drug Cost
- $519
- Opioid Claims
- 35 (59.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 13
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.49
- Gender Split
- 46% female / 54% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 30 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgery Physician Overview
How Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. fits within the Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
36,778
Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Surgery Physician
174
Avg Claims per Provider
Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.'s 59 claims are below the specialty average of 174.
Nationwide Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Vargas, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2013)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Surgery Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Vargas.
One of 3,381 Surgery Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Oliver Aalami
M.D.
Stanford, CA
Dr. Shahram Aarabi
MD
Oakland, CA
Dr. Miriam Abaunza
M.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Benjamin Abbadessa
M.D.
San Diego, CA
Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Reheem
Los Angeles, CA
Compare Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.'s specialty? ▼
Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. specializes in Surgery Physician and practices in Bakersfield, California. Credentials: M.D., M.P.H..
How much does Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. wrote 59 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1K in drug costs for 37 beneficiaries.
Where is Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. located? ▼
Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. is located at 2531 CHESTER AVE FL 2, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (877) 524-7373.
What is Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number? ▼
Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225474133, issued on 05/17/2013.
Does Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. had 35 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 59.3%.
How many Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 36,778 Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Surgery Physician provider writes 174 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. accept Medicare? ▼
Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H. appears in CMS Medicare data with 59 Part D claims and 37 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.'s credentials? ▼
Rose Vargas, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI is 1225474133 with credentials M.D., M.P.H.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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