Axel W. Velez Santiago, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · San German, PR
Axel W. Velez Santiago, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in San German, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1740276047, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 10648, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Axel W. Velez Santiago
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 10648 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 58 Calle Santiago, San German, PR 00683
- Phone
- (787) 892-2217
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 892-2217
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110428000472); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Axel W. Velez Santiago in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 10648Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
7,453 Medicare Part D claims for 935 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa1,348 claims
- Wixela Inhub1,338 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate1,058 claims
- Prednisone637 claims
- Azithromycin409 claims
- Spiriva Respimat338 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.
Axel W. Velez Santiago among 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico
Axel W. Velez Santiago, MD is one of 135 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1998 among the 116 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 67% 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 Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico
There are 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 135 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San German → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maria Del Mar Torres-PerezSan German, PR 006831396907622
- Monica Egozcue-Dionisi, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006821215185343
- Rebeca Vazquez, PULMONOLOGIST, MDMayaguez, PR 006821932551132
- Armando Cardona-Ramirez, MDMayaguez, PR 006801023099231
- Francisco Montalvo, M.D.Mayaguez, PR 006801528262730
- Rafael Nadal-Arrillaga, MDMayaguez, PR 006801154330173
- Antonio Padua-Ramos, MDMayaguez, PR 006801811978018
- Jesus Roman, MDMayaguez, PR 006801497748156
Common questions
What is Axel W. Velez Santiago, MD's NPI number?
Axel W. Velez Santiago, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740276047, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Axel W. Velez Santiago, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 58 Calle Santiago, San German, PR, 00683. Phone: (787) 892-2217. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Axel W. Velez Santiago, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 10648, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Axel W. Velez Santiago, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Axel W. Velez Santiago, MD had 7,453 Medicare Part D claims for 935 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.