Steven Andrew Vela, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Steven Andrew Vela, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1831134816, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3778, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Andrew Vela
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- M3778 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5802 Saratoga Blvd Ste 120, Corpus Christi, TX 78414
- Phone
- (361) 881-3476
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- Fax
- (361) 267-3478
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070220000516); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5802 Saratoga Blvd Ste 120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven Andrew Vela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M3778Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
226 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 121 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl109 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf67 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl11 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: $7,956.49
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Christus Trinity ClinicCorpus Christi, TX
- Surgical Associates Corpus Christi, LLPCorpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Andrew Vela among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Steven Andrew Vela, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Dye, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141003887977
- Michael Ewing, M.D,Corpus Christi, TX 784141053708784
- Jegan Gopal, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141275747644
- Michael Hsu, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784141720071350
- Carina Kauffman, CSFACorpus Christi, TX 784141578379731
- Dan Martin, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784141902020225
- Victor Ortiz, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784141912978784
- David Pearce, MD FACSCorpus Christi, TX 784141710936281
Common questions
What is Steven Andrew Vela, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven Andrew Vela, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831134816, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Andrew Vela, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5802 Saratoga Blvd Ste 120, Corpus Christi, TX, 78414. Phone: (361) 881-3476. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Andrew Vela, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M3778, 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 Steven Andrew Vela, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Andrew Vela, M.D. had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.