Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD

Individual provider Medical Oncology Physician · NPI 1356545818

Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD practises Hematology/Oncology in North Port, Florida. Graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 2004, 22 years ago. Practices with Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, LLC, a 460-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Florida.

Years since qualifying
22
Trained at
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine
Licensed in
FL
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1390 Grand Venture Dr
North Port, FL 34286-2309
Phone: (941) 257-2280
Fax: (941) 766-0970
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Specialties & licences

Medical Oncology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RX0202X · Licence ME142141 (FL)
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician Taxonomy 207RH0000X · Licence ME142141 (FL)

Record details

NPI number1356545818
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 11, 2007
Last updated in NPPESJuly 2, 2026
Certification dateJuly 2, 2026

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyHEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Medical schoolSTATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2004 (22 years in practice)
Group practice Florida Cancer Specialists And Research Institute, Llc — 460 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,655
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $1,094 48 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

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Colleagues at Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 460 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.