Richard Luis Vera, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Grapevine, TX
Richard Luis Vera, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Grapevine, Texas, and NPI 1003866377, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas J1583, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Luis Vera
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- J1583 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1615 Lancaster Dr, Grapevine, TX 76051
- Phone
- (817) 421-0279
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 416-7490
- Medicaid ID
- 036053-01 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040805000461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Luis Vera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J1583Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
895 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 771 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen312 claims
- Tramadol Hcl219 claims
- Gabapentin51 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Tramadol Hcl Er31 claims
- Pregabalin29 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.82
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Richard L. Vera MD, PAGrapevine, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Luis Vera among 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas
Richard Luis Vera, M.D. is one of 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2007 among the 284 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Texas
There are 382 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Texas.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bishoy Michaels, D.OGrapevine, TX 760511326570219
- Melissa Murphy, M.D.Grapevine, TX 760511245641091
- Mohammed Shaikh, M.D.Grapevine, TX 760511952696635
- George Farhat, MDHurst, TX 760531942205067
- Bradley Keneson, DOGranbury, TX 760491528369592
- Albert Shaw, MDHurst, TX 760531073518833
- Cynthia Taber, MDGranbury, TX 760491801828017
- Robert Clark, D.O.Hurst, TX 760541871541441
Common questions
What is Richard Luis Vera, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Luis Vera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003866377, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Luis Vera, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1615 Lancaster Dr, Grapevine, TX, 76051. Phone: (817) 421-0279. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Luis Vera, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J1583, 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 Richard Luis Vera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Luis Vera, M.D. had 895 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Luis Vera, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.