Vanessa L. Vela, M.D.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · San Antonio, TX
Vanessa L. Vela, M.D. is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1598813248, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (Texas L5599, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanessa L. Vela
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License number
- L5599 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3031 Hwy 10 West, San Antonio, TX 78201
- Phone
- (210) 731-1300
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 738-8025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vanessa L. Vela in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L5599Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
646 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam65 claims
- Bupropion Xl65 claims
- Clonazepam37 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine33 claims
- Lamotrigine32 claims
- Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er30 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: $924.11
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 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.
Vanessa L. Vela among 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Texas
Vanessa L. Vela, M.D. is one of 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 28% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 2084P0804X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 482 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in Texas.
All 482 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cesar De Paz, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071568620672
- Ashley Martinez, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071457974503
- Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071952662231
- Mrudula Rao, MDSan Antonio, TX 782081417990078
- James Rogers, MDSan Antonio, TX 782091316980816
- Abigail Talley, MDSan Antonio, TX 782091588196711
- William Lee, MDSan Antonio, TX 782131518226299
- Jose Hernandez, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782171558460386
Common questions
What is Vanessa L. Vela, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vanessa L. Vela, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598813248, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanessa L. Vela, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3031 Hwy 10 West, San Antonio, TX, 78201. Phone: (210) 731-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanessa L. Vela, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L5599, 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 Vanessa L. Vela, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vanessa L. Vela, M.D. had 646 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.