Cesar Velarde, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Cesar Velarde, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1588633655, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 98-188, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cesar Velarde
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 98-188 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1240 S Telshor Blvd Ste A, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 556-9776
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 66767 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220905000037); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cesar Velarde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 98-188Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $389.67
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- William A. Tisdall, M.D., P.A.San Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cesar Velarde among 11 interventional pain medicine physician records in New Mexico
Cesar Velarde, MD is one of 11 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 91% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 27% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 11 interventional pain medicine physician records in New Mexico.
All 11 in New Mexico → Every provider in Las Cruces → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Ramirez, APRN, CRNA-NSPM-CLas Cruces, NM 880111790002830
- Krystal Franklin, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880011215162433
- Jonas Skardis, DOMSanta Fe, NM 875051851432835
- Reuel Measom, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311184156630
- Diego Gonzalez, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871221194715938
- Athanasios Manole, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871121780002220
- Craig Nairn, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871111669495834
- Edward Poon, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871091770587115
Common questions
What is Cesar Velarde, MD's NPI number?
Cesar Velarde, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588633655, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cesar Velarde, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 S Telshor Blvd Ste A, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 556-9776. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cesar Velarde, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 98-188, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cesar Velarde, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cesar Velarde, MD had 17 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cesar Velarde, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.