Raquel Garza Vela, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Corpus Christi, TX
Raquel Garza Vela, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1023641818, issued on Feb 19, 2020. Check the license (Texas AP145200, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Raquel Garza Vela
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP145200 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4617 Greenwood Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78416
- Phone
- (361) 852-2872
- Enumerated
- Feb 19, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 415738002 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210622001555); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Raquel Garza Vela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP145200Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,546 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin74 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium73 claims
- Lisinopril61 claims
- Furosemide57 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium51 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate45 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 one group practice
- Christus Trinity ClinicCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Raquel Garza Vela among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Raquel Garza Vela, FNP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 59% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
408 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 408 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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- Shelly Quintanilla, NPCorpus Christi, TX 784161942963525
- Patricia Squires, NURSE PRACTITIONERCorpus Christi, TX 784161073932067
- Stephanie Arroyo, APRN-CNPCorpus Christi, TX 784151447105663
- Aileen BustamanteCorpus Christi, TX 784151588374540
Common questions
What is Raquel Garza Vela, FNP-C's NPI number?
Raquel Garza Vela, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023641818, issued on Feb 19, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Raquel Garza Vela, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4617 Greenwood Dr, Corpus Christi, TX, 78416. Phone: (361) 852-2872. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Raquel Garza Vela, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP145200, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Raquel Garza Vela, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Raquel Garza Vela, FNP-C had 1,546 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.