What is Lauren Vargo's specialty?

Lauren Vargo (NPI 1689625808) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Columbia, SC.

Where does Lauren Vargo practice?

Lauren Vargo practices in Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689625808.

How much does Medicare pay Lauren Vargo?

Lauren Vargo (NPI 1689625808) received approximately $242K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,091 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689625808

Lauren VargoPA-C

Physician AssistantColumbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,406

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,859

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$227K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,812 Physician Assistant providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 383).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

979

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$200K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Doxycycline Hyclate136 claims

Ammonium Lactate118 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide99 claims

Mupirocin98 claims

Clobetasol Propionate95 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.1

Quality

84.6

Cost

87.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

74.0

Payment adjustment

0.43%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$6K

Payment records

196

By payment type

Food and Beverage$5K

Consulting Fee$1K

Education$180

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$5K

Consulting Fee$1K

Education$180

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lauren Vargo'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jing Zhang Pathology · Columbia, SC	404	621
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	63	98
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	24	32
Ann Harriott Ervin Dermatology · Columbia, SC	18	279
Long Quan Dermatology · Columbia, SC	18	26
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	17	21
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	17	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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