Carlos Velez-Torres, MD
General Practice Physician · Juana Diaz, PR
Carlos Velez-Torres, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1720070147, issued on Aug 22, 2005. Check the license (Puerto Rico 7428, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Velez-Torres
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 7428 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Calle Santiago Iglesias, Juana Diaz, PR 00795
- Phone
- (787) 260-0087
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2025
- Fax
- (787) 260-0087
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060207000031); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Carlos Velez-Torres 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 7428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
189 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin25 claims
- Ibuprofen19 claims
- Losartan Potassium12 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er12 claims
- Simvastatin11 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
- Primary Medical Group CspPonce, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
55 general practice physician records list a practice address in Juana Diaz
They are 55 of the 300 NPPES records with a practice address in Juana Diaz, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 55 in Juana Diaz → All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Juana Diaz →
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Common questions
What is Carlos Velez-Torres, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Velez-Torres, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720070147, issued on Aug 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Velez-Torres, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Calle Santiago Iglesias, Juana Diaz, PR, 00795. Phone: (787) 260-0087. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Velez-Torres, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 7428, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carlos Velez-Torres, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Velez-Torres, MD had 189 Medicare Part D claims for 75 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.