Dr. Hugo E. Vargas, MD

Dr. Vargas practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, part of Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Vargas' NPI, 1730164260, was assigned on December 7, 2005. Dr. Vargas holds Arizona license 27561.

Dr. Vargas' primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix, at 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (480) 342-4201.

Dr. Vargas' primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, part of Mayo Clinic. Dr. Vargas is also affiliated with Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center West. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vargas to 1 more ambulatory surgery center, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vargas practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Vargas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Vargas' licenses on file in 4 states: Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada and Utah.

CMS data shows 339 Medicare services from Dr. Vargas across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 287 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,321 for them.

CMS counts 287 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vargas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 177 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vargas' median patient age at 67, with 41% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vargas wrote 520 Medicare Part D claims for 182 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 340 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $23,909 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 312 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Vargas for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Vargas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vargas as offering telehealth.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 44 papers to Dr. Vargas, published from 2018 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Transplantation and End Stage Liver Disease. Dr. Vargas has published most often in Am J Gastroenterol. Dr. Vargas' most frequent co-authors are Jasmohan S. Bajaj, MD, Patrick S. Kamath, MD and Jacqueline G. O'Leary, MD, MPH.

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Vargas from 9 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. paid the most, $29,574. It also lists 4 research payments totaling $18,000 from 2016 to 2019.