Gary A. Vela, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Miami, FL
Gary A. Vela, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1053381202, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME145984, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary A. Vela
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License numbers
- ME145984 FL
D 00 63900 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 730 NW 107TH Ave Ste 115, Miami, FL 33172
- Phone
- (786) 607-8979
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2025
- Fax
- (305) 489-8232
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 730 NW 107TH Ave Ste 115
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Lofman, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1093766040
Verify Gary A. Vela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME145984Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $43.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Gary A. Vela among 507 plastic surgery physician records in Florida
Gary A. Vela, M.D. is one of 507 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 36% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 507 plastic surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marco T Amarante, MDDoral, FL 331721902463383
- Andrew Lofman, MDMiami, FL 331721093766040
- Joo Bin, M.D.Miami, FL 331731740478619
- Darryl Blinski, M.D.Miami, FL 331731235196098
- Steven Earle, M.D.Miami, FL 331731154570042
- Garrett Wegerif, M.D.Miami, FL 331731871931386
- Jonathan FreedmanMiami, FL 331751588197180
- Joel Levin, MDMiami, FL 331761043253198
Common questions
What is Gary A. Vela, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gary A. Vela, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053381202, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary A. Vela, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 730 NW 107TH Ave Ste 115, Miami, FL, 33172. Phone: (786) 607-8979. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary A. Vela, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME145984, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary A. Vela, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary A. Vela, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.