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Efrain Vargas, M.D.

General Practice · COROZAL, PR · NPI 1962448647

Profile state: partd only Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

Brand	Generic	Claims	Beneficiaries
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	752	134
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	697	106
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	679	100
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	662	102
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	625	112
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	620	88
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	571	89
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	415	74
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	313	50
Glipizide	Glipizide	310	45
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	300	48
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	275	68
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	249	36
Famotidine	Famotidine	218	56
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	213	37
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	202	51
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	188	35
Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	144	30
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	139	22
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	133	28
Furosemide	Furosemide	127	25
Humulin N	Insulin Nph Human Isophane	122	14
Atenolol	Atenolol	120	19
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	120	20
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	115	22
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	114	14
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	108	14
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	102	16
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	92	13
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	87	16
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	81	11
Donepezil Hcl	Donepezil Hcl	80	11
Temazepam	Temazepam	76	21
Sure Comfort	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	73	12
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	72	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	71	61
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	70	21
Eliquis	Apixaban	70	11
Nabumetone	Nabumetone	68	46
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	67	26
Baclofen	Baclofen	64	37
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	61	suppressed
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	60	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	59	12
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	56	11
Bisoprolol-Hydrochlorothiazide	Bisoprolol/Hydrochlorothiazide	53	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	52	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	48	11
Fluticasone Propionate Hfa	Fluticasone Propionate	46	12
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	45	suppressed
Dexamethasone	Dexamethasone	44	38
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	43	40
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	41	suppressed
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	40	suppressed
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	40	11
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	40	suppressed
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	39	suppressed
Enalapril Maleate	Enalapril Maleate	38	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	38	suppressed
Primidone	Primidone	38	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	38	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	38	suppressed
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	37	suppressed
Humulin 70-30	Insulin Nph Hum/Reg Insulin Hm	37	suppressed
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	37	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	34	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine	34	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	33	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	33	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	33	suppressed
Sulindac	Sulindac	32	27
Insulin Glargine	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	31	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	30	suppressed
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	30	suppressed
Diclofenac Potassium	Diclofenac Potassium	29	15
Ibandronate Sodium	Ibandronate Sodium	29	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	29	suppressed
Dicyclomine Hcl	Dicyclomine Hcl	27	17
Methotrexate	Methotrexate Sodium	27	suppressed
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone	Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip	26	14
Estradiol	Estradiol	26	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	26	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	25	suppressed
Betamethasone Valerate	Betamethasone Valerate	25	12
Clorazepate Dipotassium	Clorazepate Dipotassium	25	suppressed
Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	25	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	25	suppressed
Rivastigmine	Rivastigmine Tartrate	25	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	25	suppressed
Sure Comfort	Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml	25	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	24	14
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	24	suppressed
Pentoxifylline	Pentoxifylline	23	suppressed
Risperidone	Risperidone	23	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	22	suppressed
Memantine Hcl Er	Memantine Hcl	22	suppressed
Anastrozole	Anastrozole	21	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	21	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	21	12
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	21	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	20	11
Mometasone Furoate	Mometasone Furoate	20	suppressed
Candesartan-Hydrochlorothiazid	Candesartan/Hydrochlorothiazid	19	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	19	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	19	18
Estazolam	Estazolam	18	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	17	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	17	suppressed
Isosorbide Dinitrate	Isosorbide Dinitrate	17	suppressed
Lamotrigine	Lamotrigine	17	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	17	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	17	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	16	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	16	15
Phenytoin Sodium Extended	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	16	suppressed
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	15	13
Bisoprolol Fumarate	Bisoprolol Fumarate	15	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	15	suppressed
Humalog	Insulin Lispro	15	suppressed
Indapamide	Indapamide	15	suppressed
Insulin Lispro	Insulin Lispro	15	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	15	suppressed
Risedronate Sodium	Risedronate Sodium	15	suppressed
Brilinta	Ticagrelor	14	suppressed
Carbamazepine Er	Carbamazepine	14	suppressed
Dilantin	Phenytoin Sodium Extended	14	suppressed
Fenofibric Acid	Fenofibric Acid (Choline)	14	suppressed
Orphenadrine Citrate Er	Orphenadrine Citrate	14	suppressed
Sure Comfort	Syring-Needl,disp,insul,0.3 Ml	14	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	14	13
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	13	suppressed
Ciclopirox	Ciclopirox	13	suppressed
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	13	suppressed
Doxepin Hcl	Doxepin Hcl	13	suppressed
Glipizide-Metformin	Glipizide/Metformin Hcl	13	suppressed
Humulin R	Insulin Regular, Human	13	suppressed
Jentadueto	Linagliptin/Metformin Hcl	13	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	13	11
Valsartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	13	suppressed
Advocate Syringes	Syring-Needl,disp,insul,0.3 Ml	12	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	12	12
Digoxin	Digoxin	12	suppressed
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	12	suppressed
Eplerenone	Eplerenone	12	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	12	11
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	12	suppressed
Monoject Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	12	suppressed
Phenobarbital	Phenobarbital	12	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	12	suppressed
Sildenafil Citrate	Sildenafil Citrate	12	suppressed
Trueplus Insulin Syringe	Syringe-Needle,insulin,0.5 Ml	12	suppressed
Verapamil Hcl	Verapamil Hcl	12	suppressed
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	11	suppressed
Insulin Syringe	Syringe And Needle,insulin,1ml	11	suppressed
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate	Medroxyprogesterone Acetate	11	suppressed
Naproxen	Naproxen	11	suppressed
Stiolto Respimat	Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl	11	suppressed
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	11	suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

Year	General Payments	Main payer	Explicit products	Company overlaps	Part D coverage
2025	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

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Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.

Loaded source releases

Dataset	Year	Publication	Source
CMS Open Payments — General Payments	2025	2026-06-30	Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug	2024	2026-05-06	Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2	current / reference data	2026-08-10	Original source

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

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