Carlos C. Vela, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Mission, TX
Carlos C. Vela, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mission, Texas, and NPI 1235101221, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas K6393, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos C. Vela
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- K6393 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3002 Santa Alejandra, Mission, TX 78572
- Phone
- (956) 566-3860
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 096743203 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040611000301); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos C. Vela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K6393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
645 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin43 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims
- Cephalexin36 claims
- Furosemide31 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 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: $245.19
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Hni Medical ServicesMcAllen, TX
- MD Hospitalists PLLCMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos C. Vela among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Carlos C. Vela, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mission
They are 17 of the 912 NPPES records with a practice address in Mission, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
All 9,175 in Texas → Every provider in Mission → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charity Abreu-Lawrence, M.D.Mission, TX 785721902800402
- Alcides Amador, MDMission, TX 785721871513143
- Luis Arango, M.DMission, TX 785721407877046
- Jhonny Bazan, MDPalmview, TX 785721760542807
- Sathiyaraj George, MDMission, TX 785721982648424
- Rolando Hinojosa, M.D.Mission, TX 785721063423416
- Subramaniam Jagadeesan, MDMission, TX 785721609893049
- Nelson Kalaf, MDMission, TX 785721205858107
Common questions
What is Carlos C. Vela, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos C. Vela, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235101221, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos C. Vela, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3002 Santa Alejandra, Mission, TX, 78572. Phone: (956) 566-3860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos C. Vela, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K6393, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos C. Vela, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos C. Vela, M.D. had 645 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.