What is Hector Vargas-Soto's specialty?

Hector Vargas-Soto (NPI 1467488650) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Mayaguez, PR.

Where does Hector Vargas-Soto practice?

Hector Vargas-Soto practices in Mayaguez, PR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1467488650.

How much does Medicare pay Hector Vargas-Soto?

Hector Vargas-Soto (NPI 1467488650) received approximately $22K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 30 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1467488650

Hector Vargas-SotoM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryMayaguez, PRI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 91 Orthopedic Surgery providers in PR — above median (cohort median 76).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,107

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$19K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Alendronate Sodium376 claims

Gabapentin328 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium257 claims

Baclofen193 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen158 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$48

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$48

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$48

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Hector Vargas-Soto's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 1 inbound referrers · 7 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOSPITAL DE LA CONCEPCION INC	213	241

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOSPITAL DE LA CONCEPCION INC	81	91
Mariana Silva Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · San Juan, PR	49	76
Yussel Garcia-Amador Internal Medicine · San German, PR	42	47
Jacobo Quinones Internal Medicine · San German, PR	32	34
Yanira Vazquez Perez General Practice · Naranjito, PR	30	51
HOSPITAL DE LA CONCEPCION INC	19	25
Doris Iturrino Internal Medicine · Mayaguez, PR	15	100

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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