Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez, MD
General Practice Physician · Fajardo, PR
Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1114901162, issued on Dec 2, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 14595, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 14595 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ave Principal G 19 Urb Baralt, Fajardo, PR 00738
- Phone
- (787) 801-7710
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2022
- Fax
- (787) 801-7710
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120404000395); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez 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 14595Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
6,066 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 137 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium417 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium377 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate310 claims
- Metformin Hcl183 claims
- Gabapentin175 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate173 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.
Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
42 general practice physician records list a practice address in Fajardo
They are 42 of the 346 NPPES records with a practice address in Fajardo, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julio Concepcion, MDFajardo, PR 007381447291380
- Awilda Franco-Matta, MDFajardo, PR 007381649362690
- Carmen Irizarry Ceballos, MDFajardo, PR 007381356302202
- Jose Mendez Jiminian, MDFajardo, PR 007381730148750
- Sarita Montes, MDFajardo, PR 007381386696292
- Miguel Morales -Vales, M.D.Fajardo, PR 007381699794982
- Samuel Negron Agosto, M.D.Fajardo, PR 007381164525465
- Maria Perez, M.D.Fajardo, PR 007381396764056
Common questions
What is Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114901162, issued on Dec 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ave Principal G 19 Urb Baralt, Fajardo, PR, 00738. Phone: (787) 801-7710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 14595, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Ricardo Velazquez, MD had 6,066 Medicare Part D claims for 343 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.