Dr. Carmen Lizzette Vargas , MD
General Practice • Boqueron, PR
#40 Calle Luis Munoz Rivera
Boqueron, PR 006220309
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Dr. Carmen Vargas is listed in NPPES under General Practice.
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NPI assigned on November 9, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 31 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 31 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 3,001 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Losartan Potassium — 200 prescription fills, including refills.
- Metformin Hcl — 200 prescription fills, including refills.
- Simvastatin — 180 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 63 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Puerto Rico (2024, 254 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 44. Middle half: 24 to 94.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 62 in 2019 to 31 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
#40 Calle Luis Munoz Rivera
Boqueron, PR 006220309
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1983
What Public CMS Data Show
General Practice: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
12 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,298 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,451 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
7,241 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$129,732 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $32.33 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
43 years (graduated 1983)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1983 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Vargas has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Vargas as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Boqueron and Puerto Rico
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Puerto Rico (2024, 254 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 44. Middle half: 24 to 94.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Boqueron have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Puerto Rico (2024, 254 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,632. Middle half: $1,847 to $6,989.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Boqueron have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Puerto Rico (2024, 254 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,269. Middle half: $1,181 to $4,774.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Boqueron have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Puerto Rico (2024, 2,628 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,253. Middle half: 239 to 5,097.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Boqueron have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Puerto Rico (2024, 2,628 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $34,007. Middle half: $2,958 to $213,188.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Boqueron have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
2 active clinicians are listed under General Practice with a practice address in Boqueron, PR (4,196 in Puerto Rico).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 50% from 62 in 2019 to 31 in 2024.
- 2019: 62
- 2020: 35
- 2021: 46
- 2022: 38
- 2024: 31
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 44% from $4,085 in 2019 to $2,298 in 2024.
- 2019: $4,085
- 2020: $2,337
- 2021: $3,095
- 2022: $2,731
- 2024: $2,298
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 40% from $2,430 in 2019 to $1,451 in 2024.
- 2019: $2,430
- 2020: $1,280
- 2021: $1,693
- 2022: $1,567
- 2024: $1,451
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 19% from 3,726 in 2020 to 3,001 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,726
- 2021: 3,834
- 2022: 3,526
- 2023: 3,385
- 2024: 3,001
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30-day fills
30-day fills stayed about the same: 7,614 in 2020 and 7,241 in 2024.
- 2020: 7,614
- 2021: 7,688
- 2022: 7,225
- 2023: 7,685
- 2024: 7,241
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 34% from $96,883 in 2020 to $129,732 in 2024.
- 2020: $96,883
- 2021: $118,260
- 2022: $132,684
- 2023: $134,579
- 2024: $129,732
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $44.88 in 2019 to $32.33 in 2025.
- 2019: $44.88
- 2022: $100.52
- 2023: $87.72
- 2024: $30.15
- 2025: $32.33
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $32.33.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RINVOQ | General | $32.33 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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31 | 12 | $75.09 | $74.13 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 200 | 17,820 | $3,105.70 | 58 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 200 | 17,250 | $1,267.10 | 53 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 180 | 15,135 | $1,278.08 | 48 |
| Synthroid | Levothyroxine Sodium | 177 | 9,204 | $12,733.86 | 32 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 166 | 13,604 | $2,676.88 | 47 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 163 | 13,226 | $1,000.12 | 44 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 151 | 13,470 | $1,806.75 | 47 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 86 | 7,040 | $1,201.36 | 29 |
| Glimepiride | Glimepiride | 84 | 7,560 | $1,711.63 | 23 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 82 | 7,080 | $1,982.34 | 22 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 79 | 5,970 | $632.63 | 21 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 72 | 6,360 | $308.34 | 24 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 69 | 6,180 | $490.80 | 21 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 69 | 3,090 | $391.66 | 17 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 65 | 3,570 | $537.46 | 18 |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 55 | 4,077 | $464.25 | 19 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 55 | 4,650 | $922.72 | 17 |
| Clonazepam | Clonazepam | 47 | 1,410 | $299.94 | — |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 41 | 3,660 | $651.67 | 12 |
| Nabumetone | Nabumetone | 39 | 716 | $450.64 | 14 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 36 | 269 | $231.97 | 27 |
| Doxazosin Mesylate | Doxazosin Mesylate | 36 | 3,180 | $1,043.03 | 11 |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone | Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 35 | 708 | $1,018.29 | 14 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 35 | 3,150 | $504.12 | — |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 34 | 1,260 | $25,770.85 | — |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL PRACTICE
I20031229000497
PR
4880592815
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated November 09, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
Po Box 309
Boqueron, PR 006220309
Phone: 7872544598