Jose Luis Vega III, M.D.
NPI 1881955169ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Yuma, AZ
Family Medicine (M.D.) with Sunset Community Health Center Inc, practicing in Yuma, Arizona. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,328,950 for 11,465 claims, against $3,326 paid for services in 2024. Abbott Laboratories reported $22.54 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Yuma Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1881955169 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 14, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | 54496 | AZ |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (AZ) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 97 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 457 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $3,326 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 11,465 · 26,866 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 1,034 |
| Total drug cost | $2,328,950 |
| Generic share | 77% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Medical group
- Sunset Community Health Center IncYuma, AZ · 28 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma, AZ
Other facilities
- Compassus - PhoenixHospice · Phoenix, AZ
- Hospice Compassus - Sedona/ FlagstaffHospice · Sedona, AZ
- Hospice Compassus - YumaHospice · Yuma, AZ
- Hospice Compassus-Casa GrandeHospice · Casa Grande, AZ
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$22.54 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$170.12 · 2 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $22.54 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$22.54 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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