Joel E. Tellez Quiroga, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Joel E. Tellez Quiroga, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1750938247, issued on Aug 20, 2019. Check the license (Texas V3121, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel E. Tellez Quiroga
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- V3121 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5802 Saratoga Blvd Ste 200, Corpus Christi, TX 78414
- Phone
- (361) 986-4600
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240823002208); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel E. Tellez Quiroga in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license V3121Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,982 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium93 claims
- Famotidine91 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium82 claims
- Losartan Potassium63 claims
- Montelukast Sodium61 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium60 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 2 group practices
- Christus Trinity ClinicCorpus Christi, TX
- Shea Physical Therapy Specialists LLCCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel E. Tellez Quiroga among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Joel E. Tellez Quiroga, MD is one of 11,119 family 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
193 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 193 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Joel E. Tellez Quiroga, MD's NPI number?
Joel E. Tellez Quiroga, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750938247, issued on Aug 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel E. Tellez Quiroga, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5802 Saratoga Blvd Ste 200, Corpus Christi, TX, 78414. Phone: (361) 986-4600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel E. Tellez Quiroga, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number V3121, 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 Joel E. Tellez Quiroga, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel E. Tellez Quiroga, MD had 1,982 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.