NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jaime Joel Vela, OD

Optometrist · Gainesville, TX

Jaime Joel Vela, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Gainesville, Texas, and NPI 1972829646, issued on Apr 20, 2010. Check the license (Texas 04567TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972829646
Name
Jaime Joel Vela
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
04567TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
311 E California St, Gainesville, TX 76240
Phone
(940) 668-7500
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2010
Record last updated
Feb 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(940) 665-7377
Medicaid ID
037401902 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100630000277); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Gainesville Eye CareGainesville, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jaime Joel Vela among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Jaime Joel Vela, OD is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 51% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 optometrist records list a practice address in Gainesville

They are 8 of the 213 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carroll Dick, O.D.Gainesville, TX 762401003898321
  2. Jaclynn Fisher, O.D.Gainesville, TX 762401023262102
  3. Cynthia Fleitman, O.D.Gainesville, TX 762401790762540
  4. Lana Hess, ODGainesville, TX 762401265882450
  5. Paisley Maclennan, ODGainesville, TX 762401124861307
  6. S. Craig Smith, O.D.Gainesville, TX 762401720356454
  7. Margie York, O.D.Gainesville, TX 762401447237474
  8. Anjonette Colvin, ODFort Worth, TX 762441114918943

Common questions

What is Jaime Joel Vela, OD's NPI number?

Jaime Joel Vela, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972829646, issued on Apr 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jaime Joel Vela, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 311 E California St, Gainesville, TX, 76240. Phone: (940) 668-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jaime Joel Vela, OD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 04567TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.