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Dr. Rene Vela, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (1992)

401 S Alamo Road
Alamo, TX 78516

(956) 781-5590

Dr. Rene Vela, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience.

Office Locations

401 S Alamo Road
Alamo, TX 78516

(956) 781-5590

(956) 283-8331

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

cholesterol screening

lipid profile

In 2023, Dr. Rene Vela, MD had a list price for cholesterol screening, and lipid profile that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

A1C test

diabetes management

diabetes screening

glycated protein test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Rene Vela, MD performed more blood draw, lab tests, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, diabetes management, diabetes screening, and glycated protein test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1074
breathing treatment	60
doctor visit	3013
lab tests	928
musculoskeletal imaging	27
preventive care	212
vaccines	81
X-rays	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	984
breathing treatment	64
diabetes management	210
doctor visit	2651
lab tests	1030
musculoskeletal imaging	61
preventive care	379
vaccines	84
X-rays	61

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	334
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	77
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	926
breathing treatment	77
diabetes management	306
doctor visit	3069
lab tests	1376
musculoskeletal imaging	33
preventive care	692
vaccines	100
X-rays	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	596
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	106
Less than 65	173

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	53
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	848
breathing treatment	34
diabetes management	277
doctor visit	2294
lab tests	1451
musculoskeletal imaging	86
preventive care	1081
vaccines	306
X-rays	86

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	528
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	644
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	150
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	785
breathing treatment	17
diabetes management	225
doctor visit	2230
lab tests	1186
musculoskeletal imaging	41
preventive care	745
vaccines	211
X-rays	41

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	296
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	62
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	875
breathing treatment	55
diabetes management	143
doctor visit	2084
lab tests	1024
musculoskeletal imaging	42
preventive care	484
vaccines	50
X-rays	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	266
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	59
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	814
breathing treatment	37
diabetes management	106
doctor visit	1917
lab tests	890
musculoskeletal imaging	66
preventive care	341
X-rays	66

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	253
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	55
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	46
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	584
breathing treatment	33
diabetes management	93
doctor visit	1315
lab tests	708
musculoskeletal imaging	28
preventive care	337
X-rays	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	207
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	48
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	46
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	411
breathing treatment	23
diabetes management	52
doctor visit	938
lab tests	495
preventive care	213

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	176
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	41
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	357
diabetes management	56
doctor visit	895
lab tests	412
preventive care	186

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	525
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	73
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2021

Hypertension	34
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	2
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	21
Dementia	12
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	404
diabetes management	55
doctor visit	914
lab tests	363
musculoskeletal imaging	52
preventive care	187
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	52
X-rays	52

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	107
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	27
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rene Vela, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Alamo, TX were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

blood draw	732
diabetes management	152
doctor visit	1938
lab tests	896
musculoskeletal imaging	48
preventive care	441
vaccines	138
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	52
X-rays	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	7
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	309
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	187
85 and over	63
Less than 65	73
65 to 74	169

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rene Vela, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rene Vela, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Rene Vela, MD graduated from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1992. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (1992)

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Rene Vela, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$757 RYBELSUS $303	Tresiba $110	Ozempic $109	Victoza $94	NovoLog Mix 70 30 $37	Other $105
Amarin Pharma Inc.	$292 Vascepa $292
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$259 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $78	ANORO ELLIPTA $57	SHINGRIX $44	BREO $20	ARNUITY $15	Other $46
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$254 VENOVO $134	LUTONIX $120
Pfizer Inc.	$235 LYRICA $130	COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS $41	REYVOW $17	ELIQUIS $16	COLOGUARD $14	Other $17
Other	$1,366 XARELTO $168	GLYXAMBI $130	FARXIGA $126	TOUJEO $100	Kazano $96	Other $745

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,011
Education	$153

Biography

Dr. Rene Vela is a physician who specializes in family medicine. Dr. Vela attended medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.