Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Mrs. Lauren C Vargo, PA-C

Individual provider Dermatology Physician · NPI 1689625808

Mrs. Lauren C Vargo, PA-C is a Physician Assistant in Columbia, South Carolina. Graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 2005, 21 years ago. Practices with Carolina Dermatology Grp, a 27-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in South Carolina.

Years since qualifying
21
Trained at
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Licensed in
SC
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
PA-C — Physician Assistant, Certified
A physician assistant who holds current national certification.

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Practice location Address checks out

1706 Saint Julian Pl
Columbia, SC 29204-2410 Not confirmed with CMS for 14 years — call before visiting
Phone: (803) 771-7506
Fax: (803) 771-9455
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Specialties & licences

Dermatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 1092 (SC)
Medical Physician Assistant Taxonomy 363AM0700X · Licence 1092 (SC)

Record details

NPI number1689625808
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials PA-C
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 12, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 28, 2012

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2005 (21 years in practice)
Group practice Carolina Dermatology Grp — 27 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,091
Services billed 7,293 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $4,576 193 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Consulting Fee $1,140 1 payment
Education $180 2 payments · educational material or training, not a fee

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Colleagues at Carolina Dermatology Grp

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 27 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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