Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Sugar Land, TX
Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1477788776, issued on May 16, 2009. Check the license (Texas P8426, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- P8426 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16811 Southwest Fwy, Sugar Land, TX 77479
- Phone
- (281) 690-4678
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 348769602 TX
348769603 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200716004099); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P8426Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
243 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 90 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
- Gabapentin46 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl26 claims
- Methylprednisolone22 claims
- Meloxicam21 claims
- Tramadol Hcl-Acetaminophen19 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: $464.60
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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.
Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas
Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes, M.D. is one of 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas
There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.
All 225 in Texas → Every provider in Sugar Land → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Lee, MDSugar Land, TX 774791134127764
- Hari Mitra, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791437546934
- Alexander Molinari, DOSugar Land, TX 774791477948297
- Mohammad Etminan, M.D.Richmond, TX 774691972509230
- James Showery, MDKaty, TX 774941205283272
- Samuel Adu-Lartey, DOKaty, TX 774501801096987
- Wade Karam, MDCypress, TX 774291649890732
- Marcel Wiley, M.D.Cypress, TX 774291326488123
Common questions
What is Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477788776, issued on May 16, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16811 Southwest Fwy, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 690-4678. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P8426, 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 Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karl Angelo Vega Lelkes, M.D. had 243 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.