NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel Alfonso Vega, MD

Adult Medicine Physician · Pasadena, TX

Samuel Alfonso Vega, MD is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Pasadena, Texas, and NPI 1477015493, issued on Apr 1, 2019. Check the license (Texas T0971, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477015493
Name
Samuel Alfonso Vega
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
License number
T0971 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5050 Crenshaw RD Ste 100, Pasadena, TX 77505
Phone
(832) 399-4120
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2019
Record last updated
May 13, 2025
Fax
(832) 399-4121
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220719003301); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2019
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5050 Crenshaw RD Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christina HaddadInternal Medicine Physician1205490141
  2. Peter Haddad, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1033644299
  3. Timothy Toguchi, FNP - BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1609280171

Verify Samuel Alfonso Vega in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024

3,042 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Samuel Vega3,042
  2. Specialty average3,002

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium170 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate114 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium113 claims
  4. Lisinopril108 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium103 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium94 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: $634.26

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,405.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samuel Vega$634.26
  2. Specialty average$1,405.95

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

  1. Premier Health Care Group PLLCPasadena, TX

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

Samuel Alfonso Vega among 164 adult medicine physician records in Texas

Samuel Alfonso Vega, MD is one of 164 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 84% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 1996 among the 64 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 164 adult medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 adult medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Carpinteyro, M.D.Katy, TX 774941922428994
  2. Howard Smith, MDWaller, TX 774841760410070
  3. Sylvester Vaughns, M.D.Richmond, TX 774691134208259
  4. Michael Ainsworth, MDGalveston, TX 775551760541627
  5. Terry McNearney, MDGalveston, TX 775551417016882
  6. Shamim Patni, M.D., MPHLake Jackson, TX 775661922127075
  7. Deborah Horn, DOBellaire, TX 774011437202355
  8. Alanna MeadowsBellaire, TX 774011689315913

Common questions

What is Samuel Alfonso Vega, MD's NPI number?

Samuel Alfonso Vega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477015493, issued on Apr 1, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Alfonso Vega, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5050 Crenshaw RD Ste 100, Pasadena, TX, 77505. Phone: (832) 399-4120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Alfonso Vega, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T0971, 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 Samuel Alfonso Vega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel Alfonso Vega, MD had 3,042 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. 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.