NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Esteves Velez, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Mayaguez, PR

Carlos Esteves Velez, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1972585826, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11604, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972585826
Name
Carlos Esteves Velez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
11604 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Edf Medico Profesional 201, Mayaguez, PR 00680
Phone
(787) 833-4243
Enumerated
Nov 16, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110310001118); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1990
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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Carlos Esteves Velez16
  2. Specialty average689

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.

Carlos Esteves Velez among 120 infectious disease physician records in Puerto Rico

Carlos Esteves Velez, MD is one of 120 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 83% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 90 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 120 infectious disease physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dionisio Acosta Martinez, MDMayaguez, PR 006801154828937
  2. Sydia Cruz-Lopez, MDMayaguez, PR 006801730294604
  3. Ramon Ramirez Ronda, MDMayaguez, PR 006801275520900
  4. Minerva Rodriguez Perez, MDQuebradillas, PR 006781487773289
  5. Mariana Rolan Otero, MDMayaguez, PR 006821093372369
  6. Nicole Rivera-PerezVega Baja, PR 006761528371770
  7. Iris Velazquez, MDMoca, PR 006761841384054
  8. Zaydalee Cardona RodriguezSan Sebastian, PR 006851174852248

Common questions

What is Carlos Esteves Velez, MD's NPI number?

Carlos Esteves Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972585826, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Esteves Velez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Edf Medico Profesional 201, Mayaguez, PR, 00680. Phone: (787) 833-4243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos Esteves Velez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11604, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carlos Esteves Velez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlos Esteves Velez, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.