Claudia Maria Velarde, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Yuma, AZ
Claudia Maria Velarde, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Yuma, Arizona, and NPI 1861430449, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 35920, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claudia Maria Velarde
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 35920 AZ
C55547 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1220 W 24TH St Ste 1, Yuma, AZ 85364
- Phone
- (928) 329-8331
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (928) 329-8528
- Medicaid ID
- 131658 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061030000033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1220 W 24TH St Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Megan Chapman, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285490995
- Virginia Davis, RDRegistered Dietitian1588018113
- Catherine Lamboley, RDNRegistered Dietitian1902358898
Verify Claudia Maria Velarde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 35920Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
682 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril72 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
- Allopurinol52 claims
- Losartan Potassium49 claims
- Furosemide47 claims
- Kerendia39 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: $2,033.63
79 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- City OF Hope Medical Group OF Arizona LLCGoodyear, AZ
- William L Weiss MD PCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 278 nephrology physician records in Arizona.
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- Chirag Acharya, MDSun City, AZ1437512506
- Mohit AgarwalPhoenix, AZ1407061781
- Irfan Ahmed, MDChandler, AZ1750540498
- Jamil Ahmed, M.D.Tucson, AZ1588685879
- Kamal Eldin Ahmed, M.D.Yuma, AZ1952352411
- Sami Alasfar, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ1447489000
Common questions
What is Claudia Maria Velarde, M.D.'s NPI number?
Claudia Maria Velarde, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861430449, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claudia Maria Velarde, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 W 24TH St Ste 1, Yuma, AZ, 85364. Phone: (928) 329-8331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claudia Maria Velarde, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 35920, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Claudia Maria Velarde, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claudia Maria Velarde, M.D. had 682 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.