Tedicareby FastHSR

Physician

Abraham Vela, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Abraham Vela, MD (NPI: 1043717283) practices family practice in the Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Santa Cruz, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP INC (NPI: 1548343510; TIN: 942728480) and primary practice location at 95210-3377. Vela is affiliated with the Sound Physicians Long Term Care Management, LLC (ACO ID: A5220), participating under the MSSP model.

Vela's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2022, this provider had 46 traditional Medicare patients, billed 66 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $3,166 in Medicare payments. 2024 Part D data shows 670 prescription claims across 138 beneficiaries totaling $32,371 in drug costs, led by Jardiance (Empagliflozin). 2023 DME data shows 17 claims. No Open Payments records. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $9,632 and ending at $32,371. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$1.6K$3.2K2022 Medicare payment: $3,166 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
20224666$3,166
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$98K$196K2019 Drug cost: $9,632 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $37,579 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $42,288 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $195,569 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $13,083 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $32,371 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
20192595$9,632
202058350$37,579
202164311$42,288
202260268$195,569
202358166$13,083
2024138670$32,371

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$114$2292022 Medicare payment: $229 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $219 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/R18$229
2023N/R17$219
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

No connected Part B code-level records for 2024.

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
JardianceEmpagliflozin121,130$5,843
GabapentinGabapentin321,351$833
Boostrix TdapDiphth,pertuss(Acell),tet Vac1212$636
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium212,050$402
Atorvastatin CalciumAtorvastatin Calcium353,330$391

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Abraham Vela, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Abraham Vela, MD (NPI 1043717283), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Abraham Vela, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Abraham Vela, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Sound Physicians Long Term Care Management, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5220).

What billing organization is linked to Abraham Vela, MD?

Abraham Vela, MD is linked to PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP INC (billing NPI 1548343510) in the available physician profile data.

Does Abraham Vela, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.