Stephen John Vara, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · North Port, FL
Stephen John Vara, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in North Port, Florida, and NPI 1356545818, issued on Jun 11, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME142141, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen John Vara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- ME142141 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1390 Grand Venture Dr, North Port, FL 34286
- Phone
- (941) 257-2280
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- Fax
- (941) 766-0970
- Medicaid ID
- 103960400 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191101002334); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1390 Grand Venture Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen John Vara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME142141Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical oncology physician in 2024
2,173 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 232 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Letrozole159 claims
- Prednisone118 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate112 claims
- Eliquis105 claims
- Acyclovir86 claims
- Ondansetron Odt86 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $755.50
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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 one group practice
- Florida Cancer Specialists And Research Institute, LLCPort Charlotte, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen John Vara among 561 medical oncology physician records in Florida
Stephen John Vara, M.D. is one of 561 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2000 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Florida
There are 561 medical oncology physician records in Florida.
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- Kristen Gonter-Aubin, D.O.North Venice, FL 342751326484536
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Common questions
What is Stephen John Vara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen John Vara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356545818, issued on Jun 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen John Vara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1390 Grand Venture Dr, North Port, FL, 34286. Phone: (941) 257-2280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen John Vara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME142141, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen John Vara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen John Vara, M.D. had 2,173 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen John Vara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.