NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Alberto Velez, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Port Charlotte, FL

Carlos Alberto Velez, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Port Charlotte, Florida, and NPI 1881778405, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME91847, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1881778405
Name
Carlos Alberto Velez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
ME91847 FL
4301066439 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3028 Caring Way Unit 4, Port Charlotte, FL 33952
Phone
(941) 212-2748
Enumerated
Oct 24, 2006
Record last updated
May 23, 2025
Fax
(941) 328-8946
Medicaid ID
PENDING MI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151119002904); 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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Also registered at 3028 Caring Way Unit 4

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Chitradeep De, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1033354873
  2. John Edmond, APRN FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1649952102
  3. Christine Henson, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1265030928
  4. Alyssa Klein, MSN FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1609462357
  5. Mayur Lakhani, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1356596696

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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

712 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Carlos Velez712
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium70 claims
  2. Clopidogrel66 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate65 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium53 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate44 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium41 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $300.85

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Velez$300.85
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Apogee Medical Associates PAPort Charlotte, FL
  2. Boca Raton Ekg Readers IncBoca Raton, FL
  3. Heart Care Associates PABoca Raton, FL

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

Carlos Alberto Velez among 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida

Carlos Alberto Velez, MD is one of 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 1995 among the 1,427 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chitradeep De, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521033354873
  2. Chinnia Gnanashanmugam, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521114944642
  3. David Hotchkiss, M.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339521548377435
  4. Aneley Hundae, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521659551356
  5. John Kuhns, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521841271657
  6. Bala Nandigam, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521306879119
  7. Hiren Patel, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521114951225
  8. Paul Popper, M.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339521124045216

Common questions

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

Carlos Alberto Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881778405, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos Alberto Velez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3028 Caring Way Unit 4, Port Charlotte, FL, 33952. Phone: (941) 212-2748. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Florida license number ME91847, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Carlos Alberto Velez, MD had 712 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.