Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Carlos Vargas, DO

Individual provider Emergency Medicine Physician · NPI 1245763051

Dr. Carlos Vargas, DO is registered under Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) in Corpus Christi, Texas. Graduated from Pacific NW Un of Hs, Col of Osteopathic Medicine in 2017, 9 years ago. Practices with Specialty Associates of West Houston PLLC, a 125-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Iowa and Texas.

Years since qualifying
9
Trained at
Pacific NW Un of Hs, Col of Osteopathic Medicine
Licensed in
IA, TX
In the registry since
2017
Specialties on file
5
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

5917 Otoole Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78413-3223
Phone: (956) 460-0874
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Specialties & licences

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RC0001X · Licence DO-06301 (IA)
Emergency Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207P00000X · Licence R8678 (TX)
Internal Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence R8678 (TX)
General Practice Physician Taxonomy 208D00000X · Licence R8678 (TX)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X

Record details

NPI number1245763051
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedApril 7, 2017
Last updated in NPPESApril 2, 2023
Certification dateApril 2, 2023

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
Medical schoolPACIFIC NW UN OF HS, COL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Graduated 2017 (9 years in practice)
Group practice Specialty Associates Of West Houston Pllc — 125 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Pacemaker insertion or repair 21 times · 72nd percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Travel and Lodging $3,319 15 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $2,808 64 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Grant $2,000 1 payment · funding for a project or programme, not a fee for the clinician’s time
Education $327 3 payments · educational material or training, not a fee

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi Hospital · Corpus Christi, TX
  • Corpus Christi Medical Center,The Hospital · Corpus Christi, TX

Colleagues at Specialty Associates of West Houston PLLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 125 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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