Tiffany Vargas, NP
NPI 1972912442ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Astoria, NY
Nurse Practitioner, Family (NP) with New York Queens Medicine and Surgery, P.C., practicing in Astoria, New York. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $3,583,343 for 1,094 claims, against $5,282 paid for services in 2024. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $746.59 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists New York-Presbyterian/Queens as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1972912442 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | NP |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 8, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 20, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 338884 | NY |
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 - Nurse Practitioner (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 36 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 106 across 7 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $5,282 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,094 · 2,222 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 150 |
| Total drug cost | $3,583,343 |
| Generic share | 57% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- New York Queens Medicine and Surgery, P.C.Whitestone, NY · 401 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- New York-Presbyterian/QueensFlushing, NY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$746.59 · 32 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$444.64 · 20 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $194.40 | 11 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $164.74 | 9 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $134.60 | 6 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $99.95 | 1 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $69.77 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$646.64 · 31 payments
- Education$99.95 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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