Elba Torres Velez, MD
General Practice Physician · Ponce, PR
Elba Torres Velez, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1710194949, issued on May 17, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 2584928, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elba Torres Velez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- 2584928 PR
14409 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- #2275 Ponce BY Pass, Ponce, PR 00731
- Phone
- (787) 984-0908
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Elba Torres 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 2584928Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
402 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,957 among the 8,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Etodolac Er50 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass42 claims
- Azithromycin41 claims
- Dexamethasone35 claims
- Naproxen Sodium21 claims
- Nabumetone20 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: $21.40
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 4,601 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,297.26 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.
234 general practice physician records list a Ponce practice address
They are 234 of the 3,338 NPPES records with a Ponce practice address, and 3,970 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 234 in Ponce → All 3,970 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce →
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Common questions
What is Elba Torres Velez, MD's NPI number?
Elba Torres Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710194949, issued on May 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elba Torres Velez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at #2275 Ponce BY Pass, Ponce, PR, 00731. Phone: (787) 984-0908. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elba Torres Velez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 2584928, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elba Torres Velez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elba Torres Velez, MD had 402 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 2,957. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.