NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edgardo Omar Velez, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Fajardo, PR

Edgardo Omar Velez, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1417512849, issued on May 1, 2019. Check the license (Puerto Rico 023821, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417512849
Name
Edgardo Omar Velez
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
023821 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
404 Ave Valero, Fajardo, PR 00738
Phone
(787) 655-0505
Enumerated
May 1, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Edgardo Velez96
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine11 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: $14.45

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edgardo Velez$14.45
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Edgardo Omar Velez among 278 emergency medicine physician records in Puerto Rico

Edgardo Omar Velez, MD is one of 278 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fajardo

They are 5 of the 346 NPPES records with a practice address in Fajardo, and 278 emergency medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eduardo Jimenez, M.D.Fajardo, PR 007381225141534
  2. Edwin Morales, M.D.Fajardo, PR 007381326287186
  3. Reynaldo Pezzotti Alvarez, M.D.Fajardo, PR 007381942239181
  4. Richard Vito, M.D., FACEPFajardo, PR 007381295925691
  5. Andres Britt, M.D.Cidra, PR 007391407966716
  6. Rafael Carrillo Torres, MDCayey, PR 007371588159115
  7. Antonio Reyes Vizcarrondo, M.DCicra, PR 007391598874216
  8. Israel Rodriguez Ruiz, MDCayey, PR 007371770007874

Common questions

What is Edgardo Omar Velez, MD's NPI number?

Edgardo Omar Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417512849, issued on May 1, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edgardo Omar Velez, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 404 Ave Valero, Fajardo, PR, 00738. Phone: (787) 655-0505. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edgardo Omar Velez, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 023821, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Edgardo Omar Velez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edgardo Omar Velez, MD had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.