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Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD

(Dr. Daniel Vargo, M.D.)

(154 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

Baylor College of Medicine

Professional interests include: hernia surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction, robotic surgery

50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

(801) 581-7738

Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD is a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT specializing in general surgery, trauma surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD is affiliated with University of Utah Health and UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ADULT SERVICES.

Office Locations

50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

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Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

hernia surgery

laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

In 2023, Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD performed more hernia surgery, and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Utah.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Utah. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
doctor visit	96
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
open surgery	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	15
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	107
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	189
inpatient care	189
open surgery	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	30
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	80
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	32
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2016 were open surgery, hospital care, inpatient care and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	16
doctor visit	79
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
open surgery	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT during 2021 were abdominal surgery, gastrointestinal procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	29
doctor visit	88
gastrointestinal procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	66

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD treated as a general surgeon in Salt Lake City, UT were hospital care, inpatient care, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

abdominal surgery	17
doctor visit	74
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	90
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	31
85 and over	7
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	63

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	16
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD graduated from Baylor College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Utah.

Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine

Residency: University of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Utah

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Utah Health

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ADULT SERVICES

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 154 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Salt Lake City, UT.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Daniel J. Vargo, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$23,262 Da Vinci Surgical System $19,762	DA VINCI SP $2,500	DAVINCI XI $1,000
LIFECELL CORPORATION	$8,247 STRATTICE $8,239	AlloDerm $9
Davol Inc.	$119 SURGICAL $100	DAV-XenMatrix $19
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$72 NCB Instruments/Plates/Screws $72
Ethicon US, LLC	$46 $46
Other	$62 ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler $31	$31

**Types of Payments**
Education	$15,439
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$6,963
Travel and Lodging	$5,547
Honoraria	$2,800
Food and Beverage	$1,059

Biography

Dr. Daniel Vargo is a specialist in general surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care (intensive care medicine) in Salt Lake City, UT. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. In his practice, he is particularly interested in abdominal wall reconstruction, hernia surgery, and robotic surgery. After completing medical school at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Vargo performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Wisconsin. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Utah Health.