Donald Joseph Velarde, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Mesa, AZ
Donald Joseph Velarde, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Mesa, Arizona, and NPI 1467449215, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 22015, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Joseph Velarde
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 22015 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4711 E Falcon Dr, Mesa, AZ 85215
- Phone
- (480) 357-2048
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 214-5147
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050509000388); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4711 E Falcon Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Cushner, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1922095876
Verify Donald Joseph Velarde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 22015Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
619 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir64 claims
- Prednisone39 claims
- Furosemide30 claims
- Azithromycin29 claims
- Losartan Potassium25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 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
- Naz Hospitalists IncPrescott, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald Joseph Velarde among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona
Donald Joseph Velarde, M.D. is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Arizona
There are 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona.
All 775 in Arizona → Every provider in Mesa → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Cushner, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852151922095876
- Waqas Qamar, MDMesa, AZ 852151447517503
- Liza Anwar, D.OMesa, AZ 852091891229266
- Sean Kramer, D.O.Mesa, AZ 852091962852657
- Brianna Matthews, DOMesa, AZ 852091841988813
- Vikramjit Purewal, DOMesa, AZ 852091841988805
- Dheeraj Bobba, MDMesa, AZ 852081588878508
- Madiha Sajjad, MDMesa, AZ 852081902103138
Common questions
What is Donald Joseph Velarde, M.D.'s NPI number?
Donald Joseph Velarde, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467449215, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Joseph Velarde, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4711 E Falcon Dr, Mesa, AZ, 85215. Phone: (480) 357-2048. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Joseph Velarde, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 22015, 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 Donald Joseph Velarde, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Joseph Velarde, M.D. had 619 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.