Brenda Raquel Velasco, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Brenda Raquel Velasco, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1548422405, issued on Jul 1, 2008. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brenda Raquel Velasco
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 25MA08580000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
- Phone
- (215) 707-3433
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 0196142 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090608000264); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brenda Raquel Velasco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,904 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium383 claims
- Omeprazole317 claims
- Famotidine314 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl132 claims
- Dexlansoprazole Dr59 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium57 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $472.10
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Virtua Medical Group, PACamden, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brenda Raquel Velasco among 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania
Brenda Raquel Velasco, MD is one of 1,049 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% 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 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 769 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,049 gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Brenda Raquel Velasco, MD's NPI number?
Brenda Raquel Velasco, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548422405, issued on Jul 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brenda Raquel Velasco, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19140. Phone: (215) 707-3433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brenda Raquel Velasco, MD's license?
Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brenda Raquel Velasco, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brenda Raquel Velasco, MD had 1,904 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brenda Raquel Velasco, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.