Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Guaynabo, PR
Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1932361409, issued on Jun 26, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 15981, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 15981 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 123 Calle 21, Guaynabo, PR 00969
- Phone
- (787) 518-1811
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140402002211); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 1,146 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Elba Ismaris Betancourt 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 15981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,199 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium297 claims
- Clopidogrel215 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate202 claims
- Brilinta173 claims
- Carvedilol145 claims
- Losartan Potassium105 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: $504.44
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Hospital Menonita DE CayeyCayey, PR · Acute Care Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez, M.D. is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1996 among the 595 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Guaynabo
They are 28 of the 2,143 NPPES records with a practice address in Guaynabo, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 1,146 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Guaynabo → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rolando Blanco-Cuadra, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009691881626182
- Jose Caldera Nieves, MDGuaynabo, PR 009691083784805
- Litza Camunas, MDGuaynabo, PR 009691619070570
- Zhahedia Fort, MDBayamon, PR 009691447228499
- Juan Lebron-Miro, M . D.Guaynabo, PR 009691902034093
- Maria Lopez, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009691487678264
- Johanna Martinez, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009691033105580
- Milciades Mercedes Maldonado, MDGuaynabo, PR 009691366435000
Common questions
What is Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932361409, issued on Jun 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 Calle 21, Guaynabo, PR, 00969. Phone: (787) 518-1811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 15981, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elba Ismaris Betancourt Velez, M.D. had 2,199 Medicare Part D claims for 427 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.