Dr. Gustavo A. Vargas, MBA, MD

Dr. Vargas practices at Lincoln Medical Center in Fayetteville, Tennessee, part of Huntsville Hospital Health System.

Dr. Vargas' NPI, 1346771540, was assigned on March 21, 2017. Dr. Vargas graduated from American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Vargas holds Florida license ME151551.

Dr. Vargas' primary practice is Lincoln Medical Center, at 106 Medical Center Blvd, Fayetteville, TN 37334 in Lincoln County. The practice phone is (931) 438-1100.

Dr. Vargas' primary practice is Lincoln Medical Center in Fayetteville, Tennessee, part of Huntsville Hospital Health System. Dr. Vargas is also affiliated with Broward Health Medical Center. The medical group on file is Hospital Medicine Services of Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vargas to 2 more hospitals and 5 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Internal medicine is Dr. Vargas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Vargas' licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists anemia, cardiac arrhythmia, circulatory problems in extremities, congestive heart failure, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and lung disease: COPD, asthma or bronchitis among the conditions Dr. Vargas treats.

CMS data shows 312 Medicare services from Dr. Vargas across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 147 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,595 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 147 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vargas in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 43 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 46% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.91, 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 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vargas wrote 176 Medicare Part D claims for 89 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 54 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $290 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Vargas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Vargas, published from 2020 to 2021. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Vargas' most frequent co-authors are Rajesh Tota-Maharaj, MD and Cesar Emilio Mendoza, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Vargas from 8 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $255.

Dr. Vargas graduated from American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2016.

Dr. Vargas is in network with 4 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.