Dr. Patrick R. Vargo, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University (2013)
- Years since graduation
- 13
- In the NPI registry since
- 2013
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 201
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
- 2013Medical school: Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University
- 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
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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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
OH license 35.135927
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
Medical groups
- Cleveland Clinic (7,090 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
- 201
- Services billed
- 590
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 63 | 63 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 42 | 42 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 31 | 29 |
| Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | 29 | 29 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 27 | 27 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 26 | 26 |
| Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with aortic root replacement and heart reconstruction | 24 | 24 |
| Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with valve suspension for aortic disease | 21 | 21 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 19 | 19 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Cleveland, OH | 20 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 12 companies reported 36 payments worth $17,618 in total to this clinician.
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $8,279 |
|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $3,803 |
| Cook Incorporated | $3,000 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,477 |
| Artivion, Inc. | $342 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $235 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $181 |
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | $153 |
| Consulting Fee | $7,225 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $4,374 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $3,000 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,519 |
| Speaking at a medical education program | $1,500 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Nov 7, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $5,000 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Nov 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Irvine, CA | $3,000 |
| Cook Incorporated Jun 25, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) COOK · Aortic Intervention | $3,000 |
| Abbott Laboratories Sep 30, 2025 | Consulting Fee EPIC · Structural Heart | $2,000 |
| Abbott Laboratories Aug 5, 2025 | Speaking at a medical education program EPIC · Structural Heart | $1,500 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Jun 6, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Product in Development · Devices · travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $379 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Aug 15, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Product in Development · Devices · travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $353 |
| Artivion, Inc. Dec 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging AMDS-Ascyrus Medical · Cardiovascular and vascular surgery · travel to Boston, MA · in-kind | $342 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Jul 20, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Product in Development · Devices · travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $300 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Nov 7, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $225 |
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $17,771 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Evaluation of the GORE® Ascending Stent Graft
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Enrolling by invitation · NCT05800743
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.