Active NPI 1235247735 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Jorge Vela , MD

Surgery • Laredo, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Jorge Vela, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Laredo, TX. With approximately 54 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1972, Dr. Vela delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1700 E SAUNDERS TOWER A.

Dr. Vela accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1700 E Saunders Tower A
Laredo Medical Center Wound Care

Laredo, TX 780415401

Telephone 9567963157

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1972

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Laredo, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

54 Yrs +20.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 33.6 Yrs

State Avg: 25.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

12 Specialists

Practicing in Laredo, TX (2342 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

6.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Vela (54 Years) 54 Yrs

Laredo Specialty Average (33.6 Years) 33.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	167	39	$66.00	$62.85
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$85.00	$78.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	254	57	$66.00	$63.30
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$85.00	$79.19
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	14	$36.00	$34.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	295	66	$66.00	$64.90
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$85.80	$80.56
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	11	$36.00	$34.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	364	67	$66.92	$66.52
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$85.00	$82.20
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	25	15	$36.00	$35.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	174	14	$120.00	$110.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	162	40	$212.28	$74.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	114	32	$117.00	$78.50
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	109	49	$80.28	$50.91
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	48	48	$136.58	$136.17
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	42	23	$39.38	$38.75
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	36	14	$48.00	$25.40
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	33	25	$156.00	$110.86
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$177.25	$105.57
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	25	20	$107.40	$102.81
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	22	19	$75.23	$71.34
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	21	11	$412.64	$124.48
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	19	19	$201.05	$199.92
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	18	18	$685.28	$638.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	15	$210.56	$107.48
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	17	17	$101.18	$100.50
11044 Removal of bone, 20.0 sq cm or less	16	12	$234.06	$219.65
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	14	12	$157.14	$148.83
93986 Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on side of body for hemodialysis access	13	13	$260.08	$130.71
93985 Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on both sides of body for hemodialysis access	12	12	$224.58	$215.42
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	12	11	$670.00	$661.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	256	84	$109.67	$76.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	236	76	$74.78	$49.69
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	228	79	$39.20	$38.29
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	197	17	$120.00	$107.19
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	107	102	$135.32	$132.00
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	94	44	$46.30	$24.81
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	81	66	$84.28	$70.75
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	75	73	$200.80	$196.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	73	73	$110.88	$104.09
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	72	63	$74.17	$70.34
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	70	53	$146.40	$108.02
G0365 Vessel mapping of vessels for hemodialysis access (services for preoperative vessel mapping prior to creation of hemodialysis access using an autogenous hemodialysis conduit, including arterial inflow and venous outflow)	64	46	$196.73	$115.95
11046 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	47	16	$54.06	$50.77
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	45	36	$105.00	$101.17
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	40	30	$156.13	$134.92
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	40	36	$686.25	$631.24
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	38	35	$46.11	$43.13
11047 Removal of bone, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	35	13	$62.56	$60.14
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	30	29	$670.00	$641.83
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	26	$107.07	$103.67
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	28	28	$74.61	$72.29
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	26	25	$161.73	$128.02
35903 Removal of infected graft of arm or leg	24	20	$556.71	$397.73
11044 Removal of bone, 20.0 sq cm or less	23	18	$231.30	$214.99
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	19	19	$215.00	$129.62
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	16	16	$100.31	$98.42
27590 Amputation of thigh through thigh bone	16	16	$800.00	$777.84
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	14	14	$658.50	$598.70
27880 Amputation of both lower leg bones	13	12	$914.54	$891.54
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	13	13	$309.31	$177.07
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	12	12	$146.25	$134.88
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	12	11	$62.50	$48.31
36833 Revision of dialysis graft with removal of blood cot, open procedure	12	11	$810.33	$731.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	159	68	$38.96	$37.10
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	156	57	$104.42	$74.01
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	110	101	$135.27	$129.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	97	41	$71.09	$48.46
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	76	12	$127.50	$104.43
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	69	69	$106.23	$99.17
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	69	67	$200.29	$191.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	68	56	$70.81	$67.74
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	66	49	$75.00	$68.90
G0365 Vessel mapping of vessels for hemodialysis access (services for preoperative vessel mapping prior to creation of hemodialysis access using an autogenous hemodialysis conduit, including arterial inflow and venous outflow)	63	48	$166.70	$117.33
11046 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	60	23	$56.52	$51.26
11047 Removal of bone, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	52	19	$92.79	$88.38
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	46	39	$45.11	$40.82
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	36	31	$159.72	$131.52
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	34	33	$669.12	$600.03
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	32	28	$138.75	$104.91
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	30	30	$100.00	$95.64
11044 Removal of bone, 20.0 sq cm or less	28	22	$234.29	$207.55
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	26	22	$105.00	$98.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	25	$105.00	$100.75
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	26	25	$670.00	$598.45
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	21	21	$73.00	$70.03
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	12	$45.26	$24.03
36833 Revision of dialysis graft with removal of blood cot, open procedure	18	14	$821.94	$772.95
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	18	18	$215.50	$118.14
35903 Removal of infected graft of arm or leg	17	16	$566.00	$363.86
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	15	15	$125.00	$93.65
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	13	13	$137.00	$130.66
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	12	12	$160.00	$128.81
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	12	12	$658.75	$598.02
27880 Amputation of both lower leg bones	12	11	$915.00	$868.74
35011 Repair of diseased or bulging (aneurysm) artery of arm	11	11	$1104.55	$1004.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	283	100	$39.00	$38.07
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	132	127	$135.23	$132.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	112	36	$105.09	$76.18
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	94	17	$120.00	$107.25
G0365 Vessel mapping of vessels for hemodialysis access (services for preoperative vessel mapping prior to creation of hemodialysis access using an autogenous hemodialysis conduit, including arterial inflow and venous outflow)	82	57	$173.01	$115.03
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	80	60	$45.09	$40.59
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	80	79	$200.00	$196.43
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	78	$104.87	$101.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	74	67	$71.20	$69.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	70	28	$71.13	$49.38
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	67	58	$75.00	$70.01
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	57	53	$682.98	$619.59
11046 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	51	22	$53.45	$50.89
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	39	38	$670.26	$597.59
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	37	37	$73.92	$69.82
35903 Removal of infected graft of arm or leg	34	29	$585.65	$400.36
36833 Revision of dialysis graft with removal of blood cot, open procedure	32	28	$820.00	$790.10
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	31	24	$155.00	$142.29
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	27	25	$140.26	$130.74
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	23	$105.00	$102.88
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	21	20	$245.00	$121.72
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	20	19	$159.50	$125.12
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	19	19	$100.00	$98.22
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	17	17	$105.00	$101.20
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	17	17	$125.00	$119.21
11044 Removal of bone, 20.0 sq cm or less	15	11	$234.67	$210.66
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	12	12	$655.00	$639.08
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$160.00	$157.46

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-06-19

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License TX G2875

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Surgery - Vascular Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X

State License TX G2875

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

128795505 (TX)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location June 19, 2026

Registered at 1700 E SAUNDERS TOWER A, LAREDO MEDICAL CENTER WOUND CARE, LAREDO, TX 780415401 (Tel: 9567963157)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 19, 2026

Surgery (License #G2875 in TX)

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Updated Practice Location April 03, 2024

Registered at 2803 GLOVER LOOP, LAREDO, TX 780457608 (Tel: 9562066356)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 03, 2024

Registered at 2803 GLOVER LOOP, LAREDO, TX 780457608 (Tel: 9562066356)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 03, 2024

Surgery (License #G2875 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active February 09, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 09, 2009

Registered at 1710 E SAUNDERS ST, SUITE B 270, LAREDO, TX 780415443 (Tel: 9567260037)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 09, 2009

Registered at 1710 E SAUNDERS ST, SUITE B 270, LAREDO, TX 780415443 (Tel: 9567260037)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 09, 2009

Recorded as JORGE VELA, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 09, 2009

Surgery (License #G2875 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 26, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1235247735

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 26, 2006

Last Update: June 19, 2026

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

2803 Glover Loop

Laredo, TX 780457608

Phone: 9562066356

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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