Physician Profile
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Rene Vela, MD is a healthcare provider in Alamo, TX specialising in family practice. Rene trained at University of North Texas Hsc, College of Osteopathic Med, graduating in 1992. Rene is also listed as specialising in family medicine.
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Common questions
What does Dr. Vela specialise in?
Dr. Vela is a family practice in Alamo, TX. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “FAMILY PRACTICE”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Vela located?
Dr. Vela is listed at 401 S ALAMO RD, Alamo, TX 78516. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Vela's phone number?
The number on file is (956) 781-5590. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Vela's NPI number?
Dr. Vela's National Provider Identifier is 1346353414. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Vela go to medical school?
Dr. Vela attended University of North Texas Hsc, College of Osteopathic Med, graduating in 1992. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Vela been practising?
Dr. Vela has 34 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1992, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Vela do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Vela performs procedures including insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample; reads or performs imaging such as dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment; provides treatments such as injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle and influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from cell cultures, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Has Dr. Vela confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Vela. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (956) 781-5590
- Email not available
Practice Locations
401 S ALAMO RD
Alamo, TX 78516
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,845 services · 727 patients · 17 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Procedure | 36415 |
289 |
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment | Imaging | 77085 |
28 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96372 |
117 |
| Influenza vaccine, trivalent derived from cell cultures | Treatment | 90661 |
20 |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Drug given | J1100 |
303 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg | Drug given | J1010 |
13 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
458 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
349 |
| Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servi | Billing code | G2012 |
86 |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Billing code | G0439 |
73 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other family practices at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of North Texas Hsc, College of Osteopathic Med 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1992 at University of North Texas Hsc, College of Osteopathic Med 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample 8
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- Medical Clinic of Houston, LLP
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.