Ariel M. Velasco, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Ariel M. Velasco, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851361703, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1712, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ariel M. Velasco
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- K1712 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 Gessner RD Ste 360, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 468-5440
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Fax
- (713) 973-0778
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100428000326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 1,159 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 915 Gessner RD Ste 360
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Adil Ali, M.D.Nephrology Physician1396062600
- Joanne Brunelle Hindlet, APRN,BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1265651806
- Monica Guidry, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306596812
- Esther Lifafe, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1306100433
- Masood Mahmood, M.DNephrology Physician1205218054
- Redentor Roy, M.D.Nephrology Physician1982674883
Verify Ariel M. Velasco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K1712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,853 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol651 claims
- Farxiga254 claims
- Losartan Potassium183 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate124 claims
- Terazosin Hcl114 claims
- Famotidine113 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $253.33
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Houston Nephrology Group, P.A.Houston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ariel M. Velasco among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Ariel M. Velasco, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adil Ali, M.D.Houston, TX 770241396062600
- Rupinder Chatha, M.D.Houston, TX 770241700856648
- Masood Mahmood, M.DHouston, TX 770241205218054
- Muhammad Shabbir Rawala, M.D.Houston, TX 770241194166504
- Redentor Roy, M.D.Houston, TX 770241982674883
- Vijayaprakash Sreenarasimhaiah, M.D.Houston, TX 770241427028372
- Elson Thomas, M.D.Houston, TX 770241881782282
- Colville WilliamsHouston, TX 770241861490005
Common questions
What is Ariel M. Velasco, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ariel M. Velasco, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851361703, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ariel M. Velasco, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 Gessner RD Ste 360, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 468-5440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ariel M. Velasco, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K1712, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ariel M. Velasco, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ariel M. Velasco, M.D. had 2,853 Medicare Part D claims for 492 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.