NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Justin Lloyd Wendel

Physician Assistant · Harlingen, TX

Justin Lloyd Wendel is a physician assistant with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1649901505, issued on Jun 22, 2022. Check the license (Texas PA17049, 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
1649901505
Name
Justin Lloyd Wendel
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA17049 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1821 S Sesame SQ Ste 10, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone
(956) 212-9377
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2022
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231226000135); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 1821 S Sesame SQ Ste 10

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cynthia TobiasAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1114879251
  2. Nelly Vela, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1275306839

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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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

149 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Justin Wendel149
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Levofloxacin21 claims
  2. Metronidazole13 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: $262.94

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Justin Wendel$262.94
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Benchmark Inpatient Services PLLCBrownsville, TX

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

Justin Lloyd Wendel among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Justin Lloyd Wendel is one of 10,999 physician assistant 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 2022, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 74% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 physician assistant records list a practice address in Harlingen

They are 65 of the 2,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Harlingen, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karina Abrego, MPAS, PACHarlingen, TX 785501780839100
  2. James Chapman, PACHarlingen, TX 785501609978758
  3. Veronica Cox, PA-CHarlingen, TX 785501114159852
  4. Jaime Dones, PA-CHarlingen, TX 785501841382843
  5. Lori Gomez, PAHarlingen, TX 785501194959148
  6. Rolando Longoria, PA-CHarlingen, TX 785501740588722
  7. Ismael Lopez, PAHarlingen, TX 785501235110495
  8. Cynthia Miller, PA-CHarlingen, TX 785501235328154

Common questions

What is Justin Lloyd Wendel's NPI number?

Justin Lloyd Wendel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649901505, issued on Jun 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Justin Lloyd Wendel located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1821 S Sesame SQ Ste 10, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 212-9377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Justin Lloyd Wendel's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA17049, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Justin Lloyd Wendel prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Justin Lloyd Wendel had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.