NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Belle Marie Torres Velazquez, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Carolina, PR

Belle Marie Torres Velazquez, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Carolina, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1447426069, issued on May 3, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17077, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447426069
Name
Belle Marie Torres Velazquez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
17077 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
X1152 Ave Pontezuela, Carolina, PR 00983
Phone
(787) 768-4285
Enumerated
May 3, 2008
Record last updated
May 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 769-6460
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090223000355); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Belle Marie Torres Velazquez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

1,368 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Belle Marie Torres Velazquez1,368
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
  2. Gabapentin63 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate62 claims
  4. Simvastatin52 claims
  5. Omeprazole50 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium46 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mennonite General Hospital IncAibonito, PR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Belle Marie Torres Velazquez among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Belle Marie Torres Velazquez, M.D. is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

162 general practice physician records list a practice address in Carolina

They are 162 of the 1,535 NPPES records with a practice address in Carolina, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rosita Arzuaga, MDCarolina, PR 009831538143979
  2. Jossepp Berry-Polanco, MDCarolina, PR 009831831185271
  3. Isaac Gonzalez, M.D.Toa Baja, PR 009831134280399
  4. Khadijah HamdallahCarolina, PR 009831831132513
  5. Luis Landestoy, MDCarolina, PR 009831346212388
  6. Eugenia Martinez-Mendez, MDCarolina, PR 009831881650653
  7. Carlos Mellado, MDCarolina, PR 009831104847268
  8. Ada Paisan Galban, MDCarolina, PR 009831588627137

Common questions

What is Belle Marie Torres Velazquez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Belle Marie Torres Velazquez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447426069, issued on May 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Belle Marie Torres Velazquez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at X1152 Ave Pontezuela, Carolina, PR, 00983. Phone: (787) 768-4285. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Belle Marie Torres Velazquez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17077, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Belle Marie Torres Velazquez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Belle Marie Torres Velazquez, M.D. had 1,368 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.