Alvaro Velasquez, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Atlanta, GA
Alvaro Velasquez, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1275544249, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 045020, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alvaro Velasquez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 045020 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 Peachtree St NE FL 6, Atlanta, GA 30308
- Phone
- (404) 686-2505
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alvaro Velasquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 045020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
930 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa204 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta146 claims
- Symbicort76 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol58 claims
- Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate35 claims
- Spiriva Handihaler33 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Alvaro Velasquez among 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia
Alvaro Velasquez, M.D. is one of 399 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 399 pulmonary disease physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hyeong Kim, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081417110784
- Abiodun Kukoyi, MDAtlanta, GA 303081225325822
- Bruce Cassidy, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091013919729
- Suzette Chin, MDAtlanta, GA 303091598709487
- Enrique Diaz Guzman Zavala, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091326229733
- David Green, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091164607974
- Charles Hartley, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091659379642
- Jody Hughes, MDAtlanta, GA 303091225240179
Common questions
What is Alvaro Velasquez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alvaro Velasquez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275544249, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvaro Velasquez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Peachtree St NE FL 6, Atlanta, GA, 30308. Phone: (404) 686-2505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvaro Velasquez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 045020, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alvaro Velasquez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alvaro Velasquez, M.D. had 930 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alvaro Velasquez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.