PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861466864

Albert VargasM.D.

PRACTICENORTH COAST SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.See all providers at this practice →

General SurgerySandusky, OHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

338

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

465

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$45K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 855 General Surgery providers in OH — top quintile (cohort median 269).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

181

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$676

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen116 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen42 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav12 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

80.2

Quality

59.1

Cost

75.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.22%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$575

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$575

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Albert 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). 31 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Nel Go Diagnostic Radiology · Petoskey, MI	63	197
Natalia Markelova Pathology · Bowling Green, OH	46	155
Laura Obergefell Nurse Practitioner · Sandusky, OH	41	251
Robert Vaschak Internal Medicine · Sandusky, OH	33	169
Sandusky City Office Of Treasurer Ambulance Service Provider · Sandusky, OH	27	71
Marsha Cooper Internal Medicine · Sandusky, OH	26	56
LYSTER, MICHAEL	23	71
FIRELANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	23	61
Hassan Ibrahim Cardiology · Sandusky, OH	23	62
Tonia Copsey Nurse Practitioner · Port Clinton, OH	21	99
Keven Deeter Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Milan, OH	19	77
Thomas Williamson Internal Medicine · Huron, OH	19	45

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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