Diego Velarde, MD
Surgery Physician · Rockledge, FL
Diego Velarde, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Rockledge, Florida, and NPI 1215959721, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME94651, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diego Velarde
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME94651 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3165 Suntree Blvd Ste 101, Rockledge, FL 32955
- Phone
- (321) 549-2000
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 13, 2024
- Fax
- (321) 549-2142
- Medicaid ID
- 000052100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080627000307); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Diego Velarde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME94651Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
180 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 86 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen84 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 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: $6,138.09
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Distalmotion US. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Knd Development 59 LLCMelbourne, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Diego Velarde among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Diego Velarde, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Rockledge → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Bairossi, MDRockledge, FL 329551679601942
- Howard Dobson, MDRockledge, FL 329551417992454
- Kenneth Korey, MDRockledge, FL 329551568430486
- Michael Lane, MDRockledge, FL 329551295766640
- Jose Mejia, MDRockledge, FL 329551679573638
- James Palermo, MDRockledge, FL 329551336221779
- Leah Plumblee, MD, MSRockledge, FL 329551780118349
- Joseph Bedway, M.D.Sebastian, FL 329581639320880
Common questions
What is Diego Velarde, MD's NPI number?
Diego Velarde, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215959721, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diego Velarde, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3165 Suntree Blvd Ste 101, Rockledge, FL, 32955. Phone: (321) 549-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diego Velarde, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME94651, 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 Diego Velarde, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diego Velarde, MD had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.