NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nelly Judith Vela, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Harlingen, TX

Nelly Judith Vela, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1275306839, issued on Nov 3, 2023. Check the license (Texas 1140534, 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
1275306839
Name
Nelly Judith Vela
Credential
MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
1140534 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1821 S Sesame SQ Ste 10, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone
(956) 496-2048
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2023
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2023
Fax
(956) 265-1129
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240129000628); 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. Justin WendelPhysician Assistant1649901505

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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

158 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Nelly Vela158
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
  2. Clopidogrel12 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate12 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 4 group practices

  1. Benchmark Inpatient Services PLLCHarlingen, TX
  2. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  3. Intensivist Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCBrownsville, TX
  4. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCBaytown, TX

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

Nelly Judith Vela among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas

Nelly Judith Vela, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 73% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 2,120 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ana Arevalo, ACNPHarlingen, TX 785501194494500
  2. Martina Briseno-Lucio, APRN, FNP-CHarlingen, TX 785501861945339
  3. Lucia Castaneda, NP-CHarlingen, TX 785501366072928
  4. Clare Dodson, AGACNP-BCHarlingen, TX 785501306454699
  5. Dianna Galvan, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCHarlingen, TX 785501497038673
  6. Mary Mitchell, AGACNPHarlingen, TX 785501407483407
  7. Kassandra MunivezHarlingen, TX 785501194454389
  8. Janice SilvaHarlingen, TX 785501932617222

Common questions

What is Nelly Judith Vela, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC's NPI number?

Nelly Judith Vela, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275306839, issued on Nov 3, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nelly Judith Vela, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1821 S Sesame SQ Ste 10, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 496-2048. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nelly Judith Vela, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1140534, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nelly Judith Vela, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nelly Judith Vela, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.