Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School

Neurology

Bert B. Vargas, MD is an expert in the field of Neurology. He went to medical school at University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is ranked 67 in research and 42 in primary care medicine Bert Vargas is a published doctor. He has 21 papers published. The most current publication "ACE and ARB Agents in the Prophylactic Therapy of Migraine-How Effective Are They?" He is registered with Medicare.

Publications

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• ACE and ARB Agents in the Prophylactic Therapy of Migraine-How Effective Are They?
• Imploding and Exploding Migraine Headaches: Comparison of Methods to Diagnose Pain Directionality.
• Sensitivity of MRI of the spine compared with CT myelography in orthostatic Headache with CSF leak.
• Primary exertional Headache: updates in the literature.
• Teleconcussion: An Innovative Approach to Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
• Long-Term Outcome in Occipital Nerve Stimulation Patients With Medically Intractable Primary Headache Disorders.
• Posttraumatic Headache.
• Occipital nerve stimulation with the Bion® microstimulator for the treatment of medically refractory chronic Cluster headache.
• Risk of Development of Medication Overuse Headache With Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Therapy for Migraine: A Critically Appraised Topic.
• The impact of unruptured intracranial Aneurysm repair in headache management: Putting the data into clinical practice.
• Occipital nerve stimulator placement under general anesthesia: initial experience with 5 cases and review of the literature.
• Posttraumatic Headache in combat soldiers and civilians: what factors influence the expression of tension-type versus migraine Headache?
• The face of chronic Migraine: epidemiology, demographics, and treatment strategies.
• Greater occipital nerve stimulation via the Bion microstimulator: implantation technique and stimulation parameters. Clinical trial: NCT00205894.
• Chronic Migraine: current pathophysiologic concepts as targets for treatment.
• Tension-type Headache and migraine: two points on a continuum?
• Migraine with and without aura and risk for cardiovascular Disease.
• Resident and fellow section. Teaching case: ophthalmoplegicMigraine.
• Cluster headache: diagnosis and treatment.
• 2007 Scottsdale Headache Symposium.

Schools

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• University of Arizona

Procedures Preformed

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• EEG (Electroencephalogram)
• Nerve Block, Somatic
• Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation

Conditions Treated

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• Alzheimer's Disease
• Ataxia
• Autonomic Disorders
• Bell's Palsy
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Doctors Specialties

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• Neurology

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna
• American Republic
• Assurant Health
• Blue Card PPO
• Commercial Insurance Company
• CoreSource
• Golden Rule
• GEHA
• HealthSmart
• Tucson HMOx
• Medica
• Medicaid
• Medicare MCR
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• PacificSource
• Heritage Signature
• Simplifi
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Education

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• NYU School of Medicine
• Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
• University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson

Hospital

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• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Mayo Clinic - Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1205038627
NPPES Provider LastName		VARGAS
NPPES Provider FirstName		BERT
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		850544502
NPPES Provider State		AZ
Specialty Description		Neurology
Total Claim Count		194.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1205038627
Last Name Of The Provider	VARGAS
First Name Of The Provider	BERT
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