What is Christopher Vela's specialty?

Christopher Vela (NPI 1366728909) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Midland, TX.

Where does Christopher Vela practice?

Christopher Vela practices in Midland, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1366728909.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Vela?

Christopher Vela (NPI 1366728909) received approximately $75K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 573 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1366728909

Christopher VelaPAC

Physician AssistantMidland, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,082

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,652

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$75K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,198 Physician Assistant providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 254).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,607

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$274K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Rosuvastatin Calcium205 claims

Ezetimibe131 claims

Metoprolol Succinate114 claims

Carvedilol102 claims

Apixaban95 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$810

Education$95

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$810

Education$95

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Vela's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
James Barnett Interventional Cardiology · Midland, TX	152	412
MIDLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	72	125
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	17	23
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	17	22

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
James Barnett Interventional Cardiology · Midland, TX	70	197
MIDLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	40	66
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	18	26
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	12	19

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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