Richard Michael Vela, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Laguna Hills, CA
Richard Michael Vela, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1558028373, issued on Nov 29, 2021. Check the license (California PA60566, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Michael Vela
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA60566 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23961 Calle DE LA Magdalena Ste 405, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 588-5800
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251217000710); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Michael Vela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA60566Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
412 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 145 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass53 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen52 claims
- Methocarbamol49 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl20 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 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: $220.40
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Atrium Health Neurospine Network LLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Michael Vela among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Richard Michael Vela, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Laguna Hills → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Fazzalaro, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531912065228
- Robbin Gonzales, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531033481809
- Darin Johnson, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531235295254
- Ryley Rosenthal, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531578219762
- Chiara Rundle, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531760012397
- Kareem Sharaf, PALaguna Hills, CA 926531457839649
- Shien-Lin Saber, PA-CLaguna Beach, CA 926511861566689
- Jung Sung, PALaguna Beach, CA 926511205865573
Common questions
What is Richard Michael Vela, PA-C's NPI number?
Richard Michael Vela, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558028373, issued on Nov 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Michael Vela, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23961 Calle DE LA Magdalena Ste 405, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 588-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Michael Vela, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA60566, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Michael Vela, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Michael Vela, PA-C had 412 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.