Benjamin Richard Vela, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Corpus Christi, TX
Benjamin Richard Vela, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1053532960, issued on May 1, 2007. Check the license (Texas 22759, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Richard Vela
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 22759 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4822 Holly RD Ste C, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
- Phone
- (361) 994-4900
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 994-4989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Richard Vela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 22759Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024
282 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin86 claims
- Tramadol Hcl59 claims
- Ibuprofen58 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide16 claims
- Methylprednisolone11 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: $102.06
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Benjamin Richard Vela among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas
Benjamin Richard Vela, DDS is one of 10,056 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 64% 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 27% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 27% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
98 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 98 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Richard Vela, DDS's NPI number?
Benjamin Richard Vela, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053532960, issued on May 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Richard Vela, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4822 Holly RD Ste C, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411. Phone: (361) 994-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Richard Vela, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 22759, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Richard Vela, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Richard Vela, DDS had 282 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.