Dr. Edwin Alonso Vargas Velandia, MD

Dr. Vargas Velandia practices at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, part of OhioHealth.

Dr. Vargas Velandia's NPI, 1073874939, was assigned on June 6, 2012. Dr. Vargas Velandia holds Ohio license 35.131029.

Dr. Vargas Velandia's primary practice is OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, at 3535 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214 in Franklin County. The practice phone is (614) 566-5000.

Dr. Vargas Velandia's primary practice is OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, part of OhioHealth. Dr. Vargas Velandia is also affiliated with OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is OhioHealth Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vargas Velandia to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vargas Velandia practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Vargas Velandia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Vargas Velandia is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Vargas Velandia is licensed in Ohio.

CMS data shows 365 Medicare services from Dr. Vargas Velandia across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 138 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,969 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vargas Velandia in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 53 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.90, 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 Velandia's median patient age at 67, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vargas Velandia wrote 329 Medicare Part D claims for 77 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 231 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $128,981 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 260 claims across 12 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Vargas Velandia for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Vargas Velandia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vargas Velandia as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Vargas Velandia from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. BioFire Diagnostics, LLC paid the most, $309.