Armando Aponte Velez, MD
Nephrology Physician · Paris, TX
Armando Aponte Velez, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Paris, Texas, and NPI 1205261781, issued on Sep 4, 2013. Check the license (Texas S0615, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Armando Aponte Velez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- S0615 TX
BP10058788 TX
35069 OK
32,284 R PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1055 Clarksville St Ste 110, Paris, TX 75460
- Phone
- (903) 785-3300
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Fax
- (903) 785-3310
- Medicaid IDs
- 200865640A OK
4007718-01 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190724001695); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1055 Clarksville St Ste 110
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tanganyika Dudley, APRN, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1962066688
Verify Armando Aponte Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S0615Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,441 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga209 claims
- Jardiance152 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil116 claims
- Torsemide89 claims
- Furosemide78 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: $854.92
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Tyler Nephrology Associates PAParis, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Armando Aponte Velez, MD's NPI number?
Armando Aponte Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205261781, issued on Sep 4, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Armando Aponte Velez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1055 Clarksville St Ste 110, Paris, TX, 75460. Phone: (903) 785-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Armando Aponte Velez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S0615, 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 Armando Aponte Velez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Armando Aponte Velez, MD had 2,441 Medicare Part D claims for 388 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.