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Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD

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Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

22395 Edgewater Drive
Port Charlotte, FL 33980

(941) 766-7222

Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD is a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD is affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute and HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital.

Office Locations

22395 Edgewater Drive
Port Charlotte, FL 33980

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1390 Grand Venture Drive
North Port, FL 34286

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22395 Edgewater Dr Port
Charlotte, FL 33980

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

In 2023, Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD had a list price for blood tests, liver function tests (LFTs), reticulocyte count (immature red blood cell count), urinalysis, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

blood count tests

coagulation tests

lab tests

prothrombin time test

In 2023, Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD had a list price for blood count tests, coagulation (blood clotting) tests, lab tests, and prothrombin time (PT) test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Florida. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

biological response modifier therapy

blood count tests

blood draw

intravenous chemotherapy

intravenous infusion

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

antineoplastic hormone therapy

complete blood count

hormone therapy

therapeutic phlebotomy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD performed more biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, blood count tests, blood draw, intravenous (IV) chemotherapy, intravenous (IV) infusion, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for antineoplastic hormone therapy, complete blood count (CBC), hormone therapy, and therapeutic phlebotomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	45
blood draw	54
chemotherapy	45
doctor visit	177
hospital care	306
inpatient care	306
lab tests	71
minimally invasive procedures	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	75
blood draw	192
chemotherapy	75
doctor visit	382
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184
lab tests	504
minimally invasive procedures	100

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	16
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	32
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and bone marrow tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

bone marrow tests	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1131
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	44
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and bone marrow tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

bone marrow tests	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1439
hospital care	204
inpatient care	204

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	0
Hispanic	170
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	108
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and bone marrow tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

bone marrow tests	31
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	1825
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	104
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	64
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and bone marrow tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

bone marrow tests	18
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	1934
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	0
Hispanic	108
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	59
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2025
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	119
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	62
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	820
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	39
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2275
inpatient care	2275

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	18
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	137
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	44
Dementia	34
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	66
blood draw	296
chemotherapy	66
doctor visit	160
hospital care	1627
inpatient care	1627
lab tests	931
minimally invasive procedures	125

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	759
Black	25
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	131
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	42
Dementia	27
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	486
blood draw	2207
chemotherapy	486
doctor visit	1457
hormone therapy	66
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
lab tests	5344
minimally invasive procedures	842
thyroid function tests	77

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	580
Female	730

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1205
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	534
From 75 to 84	542
85 and over	150
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Port Charlotte, FL were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	168
blood draw	687
bone marrow tests	19
chemotherapy	168
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	1135
hormone therapy	66
hospital care	484
inpatient care	484
lab tests	1712
minimally invasive procedures	278
thyroid function tests	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	422
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	68
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	193
85 and over	75
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	209

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and cancer.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	11
Cancer	38

Education & Training

Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. He completed residency at University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Hematology and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Hematology

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA Florida Healthcare

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$380 BOSULIF $112	IBRANCE $93	BESPONSA $55	PAXLOVID $27	INLYTA $24	Other $70
Genentech USA, Inc.	$343 POLIVY $73	Kadcyla $53	GAVRETO $38	Perjeta $35	TECENTRIQ $32	Other $112
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$269 OPDIVO $232	OPDUALAG $18	$18
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$227 ZYTIGA $100	IMBRUVICA $48	DARZALEX $47	TALVEY $32
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$214 FEMARA $85	TASIGNA $46	PLUVICTO $45	MEKINIST $22	PIQRAY $16
Other	$1,961 Enhertu $147	JAKAFI $127	Kyprolis $117	Reblozyl $115	KEYTRUDA $114	Other $1,341

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,038
Education	$357

Research Payments

Dr. Stephen John Vara, MD has received 5 research payments totaling $35,186.

Biography

Dr. Stephen Vara specializes in adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology and practices in Port Charlotte, FL, North Port, FL, and Charlotte, FL. After attending SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences for medical school, Dr. Vara completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has received the distinction of Castle Connolly s #1 in Cancer Care, Florida. His professional affiliations include Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute and HCA Florida Healthcare. Dr. Vara welcomes new patients at his office inPort Charlotte, FL as reported by Doctor.com.

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