What is Michael Vargas's specialty?

Michael Vargas (NPI 1710926282) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Temecula, CA.

Where does Michael Vargas practice?

Michael Vargas practices in Temecula, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1710926282.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Vargas?

Michael Vargas (NPI 1710926282) received approximately $215K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 356 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1710926282

Michael VargasMD

CardiologyTemecula, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,611

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,465

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$214K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,869 Cardiology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 2,371).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,889

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

30.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate631 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium321 claims

Apixaban283 claims

Carvedilol266 claims

Furosemide188 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

121

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$11

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$11

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Vargas'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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES OF RANCHO SPRINGS INC	134	256
Ivon Campo Specialist · Anaheim, CA	57	93
Timothy Killeen Internal Medicine · Temecula, CA	46	241
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	40	191
David Lawson Diagnostic Radiology · Wildomar, CA	35	83
Jason Beck Diagnostic Radiology · Temecula, CA	32	58
David Kramer Cardiology · Anaheim, CA	28	49
William Kelly Diagnostic Radiology · Palm Desert, CA	26	42
Douglas Green Diagnostic Radiology · Temecula, CA	25	41
David Scafidi Diagnostic Radiology · Wildomar, CA	23	58
James Stapakis Diagnostic Radiology · Wildomar, CA	19	47
Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Llc Clinical Laboratory · La Verne, CA	13	25

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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