Dr. Julio Cesar Vasquez, MD

Dr. Vasquez practices at Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, part of Ardent Health.

Dr. Vasquez's NPI, 1497824007, was assigned on November 7, 2006. Dr. Vasquez holds Idaho license M9688.

Dr. Vasquez's primary practice is Portneuf Medical Center, at 777 Hospital Way, Pocatello, ID 83201 in Bannock County. The practice phone is (208) 239-1000.

Dr. Vasquez's primary practice is Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, part of Ardent Health. Dr. Vasquez is also affiliated with Bingham Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Portneuf Medical. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vasquez to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vasquez practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Vasquez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Vasquez is licensed in Idaho.

CMS data shows 1,331 Medicare services from Dr. Vasquez across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 517 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $66,332 for them.

CMS counts 517 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vasquez in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 204 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.21, 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. Vasquez's median patient age at 74, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vasquez wrote 68 Medicare Part D claims for 39 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 34 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $285 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 41 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Vasquez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 123 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Vasquez, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 18 papers to Dr. Vasquez, published from 2007 to 2017. 2009 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Peru and Aneurysm. Dr. Vasquez's most frequent co-authors are Jacob S. Delarosa, MD, John Nicholas Melvan, MD, PhD and Stephen J. Kaplan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 151 general payments to Dr. Vasquez from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $39,714.