Dr. Alejandro Vargas
Neurology (Neurology Physician)
1740 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60612
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Cook County includes primary care (3% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 14
- In the NPI registry since
- 2012
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 190
Licensed in Illinois since 2015, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2012Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Neurology Physician primary
IL license 036-138187 (first issued 2015; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL
- Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN
- Rush Oak PArk Hospital Oak PArk, IL
Medical groups
- Rush University Medical Group (1,551 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 190
- Services billed
- 340
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 85 | 39 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 74 | 73 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 45 | 40 |
| Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 30 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth | 20 | 20 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 16 | 16 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 10 payments worth $7,013 in total to this clinician.
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $7,013 |
|---|
| Consulting Fee | $5,580 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,182 |
| Food and Beverage | $252 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Oct 14, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $5,580 |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Oct 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Hanover, NJ · in-kind | $694 |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Oct 13, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Hanover, NJ · in-kind | $262 |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Oct 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Hanover, NJ · in-kind | $170 |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Oct 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Hanover, NJ · in-kind | $56.03 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.