Jorge Vela, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Laredo, TX
Jorge Vela, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1235247735, issued on Aug 26, 2006. Check the license (Texas G2875, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jorge Vela
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G2875 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 E Saunders Tower A, Laredo, TX 78041
- Phone
- (956) 796-3157
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 128795505 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110208000107); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jorge Vela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G2875Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium12 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: $319.29
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Jorge Vela among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Jorge Vela, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Laredo → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raul Cantu-Willman, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411588842611
- Adolfo Diaz, MDLaredo, TX 780411871989004
- Roberto Gomez-Vazquez, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411245397694
- Ivan Mederos, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411205809258
- Michael Morris, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411336313576
- Charles Schwartz, DOLaredo, TX 780411437133725
- Gary Unzeitig, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411528129921
- Marcia Chung, MDLaredo, TX 780451285907535
Common questions
What is Jorge Vela, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jorge Vela, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235247735, issued on Aug 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jorge Vela, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 E Saunders Tower A, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 796-3157. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jorge Vela, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G2875, 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 Jorge Vela, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jorge Vela, M.D. had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.