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Dr. Jorge Vela, M.D.

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery

2803 Glover Loop
Laredo, TX 78045

(956) 206-6356

Dr. Jorge Vela, M.D. is a vascular surgeon in Laredo, TX specializing in vascular surgery.

Office Locations

Address:

2803 Glover Loop
Laredo, TX 78045

In The News

“The Independence Hills Park is located at 1102 N. Merida Dr. Jorge A. Vela is a native Laredoan who studied at Laredo College and Texas State earning a bachelor's degree in mass communication.”—"Ribbon cutting held for new exercise equipment at Independence Hills Park", Laredo Morning Times, August 2021

“The Rubio family would like to extend its sincere gratitude to Dr. Arturo Garza-Gongora, Dr. Benson Huang, Dr. Jorge Vela, the staffs of Laredo Medical Center and Regent Care Center, Victor Hugo...”—"Jose Marcelino "Pichino" Rubio", Laredo Morning Times, October 2016

“The family would like to express the utmost gratitude to Dr. Jorge Vela, Dr. Carlos Casas and the nurses and staff of the I.C.U. of Laredo Medical Center for their compassion, excellent care and...”—"Raul Castilla", Laredo Morning Times, October 2016

amputation	12
anastomosis	126
catheterization	91
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	37
device removal	45
dialysis access procedures	161
doctor visit	785
excision	37
gastrointestinal procedures	22
hospital care	744
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	205
inpatient care	669
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	22
outpatient care	75
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	32
vascular procedures	161

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	564
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	82
Less than 65	190

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	75
Dementia	25
Cancer	9

anastomosis	119
catheterization	51
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	43
device removal	37
dialysis access procedures	154
doctor visit	771
excision	43
hospital care	653
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	178
inpatient care	654
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	24
vascular procedures	154

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	541
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	78
Less than 65	164

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	75
Dementia	26
Cancer	9

amputation	11
anastomosis	96
catheterization	50
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	40
device removal	28
dialysis access procedures	160
doctor visit	785
excision	40
hospital care	485
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	188
inpatient care	486
lower extremity surgery	11
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
vascular procedures	160

**Gender**
Male	576
Female	598

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	1110
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	168
Less than 65	372

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	75
Dementia	29
Cancer	7

anastomosis	90
catheterization	40
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	45
device removal	28
dialysis access procedures	155
doctor visit	627
excision	45
hospital care	486
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	109
inpatient care	487
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
vascular procedures	155

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	517
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	79
Less than 65	168

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	75
Dementia	34
Cancer	6

anastomosis	114
catheterization	34
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	43
device removal	26
dialysis access procedures	142
doctor visit	478
excision	43
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hospital care	596
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	93
inpatient care	597
minimally invasive procedures	20
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
vascular procedures	142

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	446
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	68
Less than 65	140

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	75
Dementia	30
Cancer	9

amputation	10
anastomosis	75
catheterization	29
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	61
device removal	12
dialysis access procedures	84
doctor visit	526
excision	61
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	458
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	75
inpatient care	459
lower extremity surgery	10
minimally invasive procedures	17
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	84

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	388
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	69
Less than 65	121

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	75
Dementia	32
Cancer	8

amputation	27
anastomosis	86
catheterization	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	72
device removal	11
dialysis access procedures	102
doctor visit	887
excision	72
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	550
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	196
inpatient care	551
lower extremity surgery	27
minimally invasive procedures	18
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
vascular procedures	102

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	439
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	69
Less than 65	149

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	75
Dementia	30
Cancer	8

anastomosis	27
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	48
dialysis access procedures	24
doctor visit	496
excision	48
hospital care	171
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	173
inpatient care	172
vascular procedures	24

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	12
Black	0
Hispanic	219
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	43
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	75
Dementia	39
Cancer	6

doctor visit	744

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge Vela, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jorge Vela, M.D. treated as a vascular surgeon in Laredo, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis access procedures and vascular procedures.

amputation	15
anastomosis	92
catheterization	46
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	49
device removal	26
dialysis access procedures	124
doctor visit	679
excision	49
gastrointestinal procedures	19
hospital care	518
inpatient care	509
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	19
outpatient care	75
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
vascular procedures	124

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge Vela, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	422
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	110
85 and over	65
Less than 65	136
65 to 74	135

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge Vela, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	60
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	6
Dementia	24

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$3,174 STRAVIX $1,855	GRAFIX PL $891	Grafix PL PRIME $142	COLLAGENASE SANTYL $69	STRAVIX PL $64	Other $153
CryoLife, Inc.	$1,393 HeRO $1,393
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,169 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,169
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.	$749 GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX $535	GrafixPL $213
Shire US Holdings	$140 Dermagraft $140
Other	$836 SurgiMend PRS $137	Regranex $115	Puraply Antimicrobial $114	PREVENA $100	Renal - PD $92	Other $278

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,619
Travel and Lodging	$2,787
Gift	$28
Education	$25

Biography

Dr. Jorge Vela is a vascular surgery specialist in Laredo, TX. Dr. Vela has obtained a license to practice in Texas.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge Vela, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

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Biography

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