Edison Velez, M.D.
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician · Lajas, PR
Edison Velez, M.D. is a public health & general preventive medicine physician with a practice address in Lajas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1275757288, issued on Apr 12, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 10834, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edison Velez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician 2083P0901X
- License number
- 10834 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 65 DE Infanteria #23 North, Lajas, PR 00667
- Phone
- (787) 899-5209
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 899-5209
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100628000412); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edison 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 10834Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average public health & general preventive medicine physician in 2024
8,844 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 820 among the 336 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium630 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium498 claims
- Simvastatin406 claims
- Losartan Potassium359 claims
- Gabapentin358 claims
- Famotidine292 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.
Edison Velez among 23 public health & general preventive medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Edison Velez, M.D. is one of 23 public health & general preventive medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 17% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 17% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 2083P0901X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 public health & general preventive medicine physician record lists a practice address in Lajas
They are 1 of the 124 NPPES records with a practice address in Lajas, and 23 public health & general preventive medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 23 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Lajas → Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Edison Velez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edison Velez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275757288, issued on Apr 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edison Velez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 65 DE Infanteria #23 North, Lajas, PR, 00667. Phone: (787) 899-5209. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edison Velez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 10834, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edison Velez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edison Velez, M.D. had 8,844 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among public health & general preventive medicine physician prescribers was 820. 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.