NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Veroushka Ballester Vargas, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · San Juan, PR

Veroushka Ballester Vargas, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1689868150, issued on Aug 28, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17946, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689868150
Name
Veroushka Ballester Vargas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License numbers
17946 PR
57366 MN
280913 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1431 Ave Ponce DE Leon Ste 402, San Juan, PR 00907
Phone
(787) 723-9595
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 723-8051
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1431 Ave Ponce DE Leon Ste 402

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

  1. Lucia Rivera Matos, MDInternal Medicine Physician1205331725

Verify Veroushka Ballester Vargas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

507 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Veroushka Ballester Vargas507
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium83 claims
  2. Naloxone Hcl67 claims
  3. Suprep33 claims
  4. Midazolam Hcl32 claims
  5. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf31 claims
  6. Meperidine Hcl26 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: $527.28

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Veroushka Ballester Vargas$527.28
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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

Veroushka Ballester Vargas among 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico

Veroushka Ballester Vargas, M.D. is one of 203 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% 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 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 82% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ricky Jimenez, MDSan Juan, PR 009071457352890
  2. Yaiza Martinez-Ortiz, MDSan Juan, PR 009071134413701
  3. Wilfredo Pagani, M.D.San Juan, PR 009071477630127
  4. Suzette Rivera Macmurray, MDSan Juan, PR 009071982678744
  5. Allan SantiagoSan Juan, PR 009071457327306
  6. Vasco Eguia Moreda, MDSan Juan, PR 009091316184161
  7. Carlos Fernandez-Cruz, MDSan Juan, PR 009091699192765
  8. Hamid Galib, MDSan Juan, PR 009091508825159

Common questions

What is Veroushka Ballester Vargas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Veroushka Ballester Vargas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689868150, issued on Aug 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Veroushka Ballester Vargas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1431 Ave Ponce DE Leon Ste 402, San Juan, PR, 00907. Phone: (787) 723-9595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Veroushka Ballester Vargas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17946, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Veroushka Ballester Vargas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Veroushka Ballester Vargas, M.D. had 507 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.