Diego Velez
Pharmacist · Guaynabo, PR
Diego Velez is a pharmacist with a practice address in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1487484952, issued on Aug 7, 2024. Check the license (Puerto Rico 8277, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diego Velez
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 8277 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Calle Ebano Ortegon Y Tabonuco, Guaynabo, PR 00968
- Phone
- (787) 792-3725
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Diego Velez 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 8277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
55 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix25 claims
- Abrysvo12 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.
Diego Velez among 3,180 pharmacist records in Puerto Rico
Diego Velez is one of 3,180 pharmacist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 19% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 19% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
156 pharmacist records list a practice address in Guaynabo
They are 156 of the 2,143 NPPES records with a practice address in Guaynabo, and 3,180 pharmacist records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christian Burgos Hernandez, PHARM. D.Guaynabo, PR 009681053673798
- Nancy ColonGuaynabo, PR 009681588958243
- Cheila FumeroGuaynabo, PR 009681922392653
- Eva Jimenez, RPHGuaynabo, PR 009681275505943
- Maria Leon-Martinez, PHARM.D.Guaynabo, PR 009681720321037
- Sandra Merced, PH.Guaynabo, PR 009681982991956
- Grisselle Ortiz, PHARM.D.Guaynabo, PR 009681801920475
- Milagros Perez, RPHGuaynabo, PR 009681841363892
Common questions
What is Diego Velez's NPI number?
Diego Velez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487484952, issued on Aug 7, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diego Velez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Calle Ebano Ortegon Y Tabonuco, Guaynabo, PR, 00968. Phone: (787) 792-3725. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diego Velez's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 8277, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Diego Velez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diego Velez had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.