NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sandra Vargas, NP-C

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · New Brunswick, NJ

Sandra Vargas, NP-C is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and NPI 1043769003, issued on Sep 30, 2016. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00667000, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043769003
Name
Sandra Vargas
Credential
NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License number
26NJ00667000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Rwj PL, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone
(732) 828-3000
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171204000538); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1 Rwj PL

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

  1. Joshua Bucher, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1700124765
  2. Chelsea Bunce, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1215517495
  3. Thomas Ciancia, MSN, ACNPC-AG, CENAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1366037467
  4. Deborah HernandezRegistered Nurse First Assistant1912400987
  5. Emily Hiltner, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1932636206
  6. Sugeet Jagpal, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1326215179

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

69 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sandra Vargas69
  2. Specialty average1,280

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel25 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): 75.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $759.26

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sandra Vargas$759.26
  2. Specialty average$946.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PCHackensack, NJ

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

Sandra Vargas among 1,626 adult health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey

Sandra Vargas, NP-C is one of 1,626 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2014 among the 770 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

45 adult health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in New Brunswick

They are 45 of the 2,740 NPPES records with a practice address in New Brunswick, and 1,626 adult health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.

The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kathy Covert, APN-CNew Brunswick, NJ 089011033112859
  2. Catherine Cruz, RN, NP-C, MSNNew Brunswick, NJ 089011255529707
  3. Karen Dalonzo, PH D,RN ,APNCNew Brunswick, NJ 089011205933694
  4. Gail Daly, NURSE PRACTITIONERNew Brunswick, NJ 089011992807226
  5. Diane Heimlich, NP APN CNew Brunswick, NJ 089011982707576
  6. Dorothy Kozlowski, NPC MSNNew Brunswick, NJ 089011588769517
  7. Theresa Lord-Stout, APNCNew Brunswick, NJ 089011225131683
  8. Bernadette Makar, NP-CNew Brunswick, NJ 089011629243779

Common questions

What is Sandra Vargas, NP-C's NPI number?

Sandra Vargas, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043769003, issued on Sep 30, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sandra Vargas, NP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Rwj PL, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901. Phone: (732) 828-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sandra Vargas, NP-C's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00667000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sandra Vargas, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sandra Vargas, NP-C had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sandra Vargas, NP-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 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.

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