Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas, MD

  • San Juan, PR
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1689868150
Medicare services, 2023
41
Part D claims, 2024
507
Industry payments
$3,830
Affiliated sites
2
Medical groups
2
Practice address
43 18, San Juan, PR 00924
Practice phone
Call (787) 772-8300
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Primary practice

Centro De Cancer De La Universidad

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas is a gastroenterologist in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Dr. Ballester Vargas practices at Centro De Cancer De La Universidad in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Dr. Ballester Vargas' NPI, 1689868150, was assigned on August 28, 2007. Dr. Ballester Vargas graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Ballester Vargas holds Puerto Rico license 17946.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
August 28, 2007
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(787) 772-8300
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas practices at Centro De Cancer De La Universidad in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Dr. Ballester Vargas' primary practice is Centro De Cancer De La Universidad, at 43 18, San Juan, PR 00924 in San Juan County. The practice phone is (787) 772-8300.

  • Centro De Cancer De La Universidad
    43 18, San Juan, PR 00924 · San Juan CountyPhone(787) 772-8300

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Ballester Vargas' primary practice is Centro De Cancer De La Universidad in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The medical group on file is ColumbiaDoctors (Columbia University Irving Medical Center). Dmand AI also links Dr. Ballester Vargas to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ballester Vargas practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Centro De Cancer De La UniversidadAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas is one of 170 gastroenterologists in Puerto Rico

Gastroenterology is Dr. Ballester Vargas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ballester Vargas' licenses on file in 3 states: Puerto Rico, Minnesota and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, Puerto RicoPrimaryLicense 17946 · taxonomy 207RG0100X
  • Minnesota licenseLicense 57366
  • New York licenseLicense 280913

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Ballester Vargas

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas billed Medicare for 41 services in 2023

CMS data shows 41 Medicare services from Dr. Ballester Vargas across 2 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $2,415 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202341
Paid by Medicare$2,415
Procedure codes2

Dr. Ballester Vargas' Medicare services by type, 2021 to 2023

  • 2021
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2021: 632023: 3052%
Other services
2021: 192023: 1142%

Dr. Ballester Vargas compared with the Puerto Rico median for gastroenterologists, 2023

  • Dr. Ballester Vargas
  • Puerto Rico median
Medicare services
41vs 42Close to median
Part D claims
451vs 1,53071% below

Medians across 175 gastroenterologists in Puerto Rico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ballester Vargas' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas' patients have a median age of 70

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ballester Vargas' median patient age at 70, with 48% women.

Dr. Ballester Vargas' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men52%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas wrote 507 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ballester Vargas wrote 507 Medicare Part D claims for 146 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 451 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $203,863 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 577 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024507
Drugs named by CMS18
Total drug cost$203,863
Part D patients146

Dr. Ballester Vargas' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic433 claims85%
  • Brand-name74 claims15%

Dr. Ballester Vargas' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 5772024: 45122%

Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 13 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

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Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas received $3,830 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 138 general payments to Dr. Ballester Vargas from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,038.

General payments to Dr. Ballester Vargas by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ballester Vargas by kind, 2016 to 2025

$3.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,68896%
  • Education$1424%

Companies that paid Dr. Ballester Vargas the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Dr. Ballester Vargas graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2007.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas' NPI number?

Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas' NPI number is 1689868150. It was assigned on August 28, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas?

Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas is a gastroenterologist in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas practice?

Dr. Ballester Vargas practices at 43 18, San Juan, PR 00924. Dr. Ballester Vargas' primary practice is Centro De Cancer De La Universidad in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ballester Vargas to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ballester Vargas is (787) 772-8300.

What is Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas' medical license number?

Dr. Ballester Vargas holds Puerto Rico license 17946, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ballester Vargas in Puerto Rico, Minnesota and New York.

What medical group is Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas part of?

Dr. Ballester Vargas is linked to ColumbiaDoctors (Columbia University Irving Medical Center). Dmand AI links Dr. Ballester Vargas to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ballester Vargas billed Medicare for 41 services in 2023.

What services does Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Ballester Vargas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G0500).

Where did Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas go to medical school?

Dr. Ballester Vargas graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2007.

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What drugs does Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ballester Vargas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Naloxone HCl and Midazolam HCl.

Has Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,830 in general payments to Dr. Ballester Vargas from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Veroushka Ballester Vargas been practicing?

Dr. Ballester Vargas graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

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