Dr. Steven Andrew Vela, MD

Dr. Vela practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Clinic Services - Douglas - HOPD in Tyler, Texas.

Dr. Vela's NPI, 1831134816, was assigned on June 17, 2006. Dr. Vela graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 2001. Dr. Vela holds Texas license M3778.

Dr. Vela's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Clinic Services - Douglas - HOPD, at 520 Douglas Blvd, Tyler, TX 75702.

Dr. Vela's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Clinic Services - Douglas - HOPD in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Vela is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vela to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 urgent care center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Vela's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vela practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Vela's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Vela is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Vela is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, colonoscopy, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and mastectomy among the conditions Dr. Vela treats.

CMS data shows 174 Medicare services from Dr. Vela across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 139 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,279 for them.

CMS counts 139 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vela in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vela's median patient age at 59, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Vela wrote 226 Medicare Part D claims for 177 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 187 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,810 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 81 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Vela accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 34 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Vela, more than 56% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Vela. The most frequent topics are Diabetic Foot, Pressure and Shoes. Dr. Vela has published most often in Arch Intern Med.

CMS Open Payments shows 89 general payments to Dr. Vela from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $9,253.

Dr. Vela graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 2001.

Dr. Vela is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.