Anna M. Vela, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Ames, IA
Anna M. Vela, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Ames, Iowa, and NPI 1659586899, issued on May 11, 2007. Check the license (Iowa 37772, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anna M. Vela
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 37772 IA
R-7784 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
- Phone
- (515) 239-2155
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 239-2050
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090722000098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Anna M. Vela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 37772Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
202 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Meloxicam21 claims
- Cefdinir18 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl16 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $16.09
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mcfarland Clinic PCAmes, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anna M. Vela among 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa
Anna M. Vela, MD is one of 509 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2012 among the 231 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Iowa
There are 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa.
All 509 in Iowa → Every provider in Ames → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Boyko, MDAmes, IA 500101528078060
- Alex Davis, DOAmes, IA 500101932647047
- Becky Davis-Kramer, D.O.Ames, IA 500101629066287
- Gina Erickson, MDAmes, IA 500101629204342
- Steven Fisher, MDAmes, IA 500101184612228
- Sherri Flugrad, DOAmes, IA 500101396723284
- Travis Mattson, MDAmes, IA 500101134214844
- Joshua McCaughey, DOAmes, IA 500101114168549
Common questions
What is Anna M. Vela, MD's NPI number?
Anna M. Vela, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659586899, issued on May 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anna M. Vela, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Duff Ave, Ames, IA, 50010. Phone: (515) 239-2155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anna M. Vela, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 37772, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anna M. Vela, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anna M. Vela, MD had 202 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.