Bernadette Vela
Family Nurse Practitioner · Corpus Christi, TX
Bernadette Vela is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1033510847, issued on Sep 11, 2014. Check the license (Texas AP126180, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernadette Vela
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP126180 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2606 Hospital Blvd Ste F, Corpus Christi, TX 78405
- Phone
- (361) 902-6100
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 345535401 TX
345535403 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150312000275); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2606 Hospital Blvd Ste F
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dustin Merriman, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1861154767
Verify Bernadette 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 AP126180Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
156 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Christus Trinity ClinicCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernadette Vela among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Bernadette Vela is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 22% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
408 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 408 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Bernadette Vela's NPI number?
Bernadette Vela's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033510847, issued on Sep 11, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernadette Vela located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2606 Hospital Blvd Ste F, Corpus Christi, TX, 78405. Phone: (361) 902-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernadette Vela's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP126180, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bernadette Vela prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernadette Vela had 156 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.