Carlos Vences, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Carlos Vences, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1346620598, issued on Jun 3, 2015. Check the license (Texas R1667, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Vences
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- R1667 TX
BP10052957 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 873-7045
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 38652308 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180801000765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos Vences in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R1667Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
466 Medicare Part D claims for 281 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt54 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine31 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate27 claims
- Sucralfate27 claims
- Cefuroxime26 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Travis County Emergency Physicians PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Vences among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Carlos Vences, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Carlos Vences, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos Vences, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346620598, issued on Jun 3, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Vences, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-7045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Vences, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R1667, 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 Vences, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Vences, M.D. had 466 Medicare Part D claims for 281 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlos Vences, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.