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Dr. Carolina Arias, MD
NPI1972761849PAC ID7719142330
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,511
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 331
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,152
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 215 N San Saba, Suite 201, San Antonio, TX 78207
- Practice phone
- Call (210) 212-8622
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Total Vascular Care
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · San Antonio, Texas
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Dr. Carolina Arias is a nephrologist in San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Arias practices at Total Vascular Care in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Arias' NPI, 1972761849, was assigned on May 28, 2008. Dr. Arias graduated from INTEC Santo Domingo SOM in 2005. Dr. Arias' Texas license number on file is P1619.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1972761849NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7719142330
- NPI enumeration date
- May 28, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (210) 212-8622
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Carolina Arias practices at Total Vascular Care in San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Arias' primary practice is Total Vascular Care, at 215 N San Saba, Suite 201, San Antonio, TX 78207. The practice phone is (210) 212-8622.
- Total Vascular Care215 N San Saba, Suite 201, San Antonio, TX 78207Phone(210) 212-8622
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Carolina Arias is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Arias' primary practice is Total Vascular Care in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Arias is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is South Texas Renal Care Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arias to 2 more hospitals, 2 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Total Vascular CarePrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Carolina Arias' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Arias practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Total Vascular Care | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Carolina Arias is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas
Nephrology is Dr. Arias' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Arias is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Arias' licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, TexasPrimary
- Michigan license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Arias treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Arias
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Carolina Arias billed Medicare for 1,511 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,511 Medicare services from Dr. Arias across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 331 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $147,643 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,511
Medicare patients331
Paid by Medicare$147,643
Procedure codes9
Dr. Arias' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8742024: 1,16033%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1582024: 22241%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 129
Where Dr. Arias' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office58739%
- In a facility92461%
Dr. Arias compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Arias
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 1,511vs 1,04844% above
- Medicare patients
- 331vs 27719% above
- Part D claims
- 2,781vs 7583.7 times
Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Arias' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Carolina Arias treated 331 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 331 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Arias in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 110 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.71, 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. Arias' median patient age at 70, with 54% women.
Medicare patients, 2024331
Average age71
Average risk score4.71
Also on Medicaid37%
Dr. Arias' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Arias' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women17252%
- Men15948%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Arias' Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- Diabetes75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
- Heart failure42%
- Arthritis38%
- Mood disorders38%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Arias' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Carolina Arias wrote 3,152 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Arias wrote 3,152 Medicare Part D claims for 521 patients. 64% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,781 of them, across 59 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,341,695 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,612 claims across 45 drugs.
Part D claims, 20243,152
Drugs named by CMS59
Total drug cost$1.3M
Part D patients521
Dr. Arias' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,008 claims64%
- Brand-name and other1,144 claims36%
Dr. Arias' 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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Arias' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%12 of 3,152 claims
- Antibiotics3%88 of 3,152 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,6122024: 2,7816%
Drugs named by CMS: 59 in 2024, 45 in 2023.
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
Dr. Carolina Arias offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Arias accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Arias as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Carolina Arias has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Arias in 2024. Dr. Arias' most frequent co-authors are Geoffrey Allan Block, MD, Varshasb Broumand, MD and Mary O'Kief Dittrich, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Arias' most frequent co-authors
- Geoffrey Allan Block, MD1 shared paper
- Varshasb Broumand, MD1 shared paper
- Mary O'Kief Dittrich, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Arias
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Dr. Carolina Arias received $12,674 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 468 general payments to Dr. Arias from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC paid the most, $1,834. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $1,037 in 2022.
General payments to Dr. Arias by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Arias by kind, 2016 to 2025
$12.7Kin total
- Food and beverage$12,61099%
- Education$641%
Companies that paid Dr. Arias the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Carolina Arias graduated from INTEC Santo Domingo SOM
Dr. Arias graduated from INTEC Santo Domingo SOM in 2005.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Carolina Arias accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers
Dr. Arias is in network with 23 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- Aetna
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +15 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Arias accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO13
- Medicare9
- EPO4
- POS4
- Medicaid2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Carolina Arias's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Carolina Arias' NPI number?
Dr. Carolina Arias' NPI number is 1972761849. It was assigned on May 28, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Carolina Arias?
Dr. Carolina Arias is a nephrologist in San Antonio, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Carolina Arias practice?
Dr. Arias practices at 215 N San Saba, Suite 201, San Antonio, TX 78207. Dr. Arias' primary practice is Total Vascular Care in San Antonio, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arias to 2 hospitals, 2 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Carolina Arias' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Arias is (210) 212-8622.
What is Dr. Carolina Arias' medical license number?
Dr. Arias' Texas license number on file is P1619, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Carolina Arias been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Arias in Texas (2011 to 2025) and Michigan (2007 to 2014).
Which hospitals is Dr. Carolina Arias affiliated with?
Dr. Arias is affiliated with Methodist Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Arias to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Carolina Arias part of?
Dr. Arias is linked to South Texas Renal Care Group.
Does Dr. Carolina Arias accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Arias billed Medicare for 1,511 services in 2024, and Dr. Arias accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Carolina Arias offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Arias as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Carolina Arias see?
CMS counts 331 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Arias in 2024, with an average age of 71.
Is Dr. Carolina Arias board certified?
Yes. Dr. Arias is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Carolina Arias bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Arias' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), office visit, established patient (99214) and dialysis (90960).
Where did Dr. Carolina Arias go to medical school?
Dr. Arias graduated from INTEC Santo Domingo SOM in 2005.
What drugs does Dr. Carolina Arias prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Arias' most prescribed drugs by claims were Farxiga, Furosemide and Vitamin D2.
Has Dr. Carolina Arias received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,674 in general payments to Dr. Arias from 38 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
How long has Dr. Carolina Arias been practicing?
Dr. Arias graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
Does Dr. Carolina Arias do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Arias.
Who does Dr. Carolina Arias publish with?
Dr. Arias' most frequent co-authors are Geoffrey Allan Block, MD (1 shared paper), Varshasb Broumand, MD (1 shared paper) and Mary O'Kief Dittrich, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Carolina Arias accept?
Dr. Arias is in network with 23 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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