Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY
Rheumatology Physician · Bayamon, PR
Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1235278516, issued on Feb 5, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11478, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elena Velazquez-Ortiz
- Credential
- DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 11478 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Edificio Medico Santa Cruz, Bayamon, PR 00961
- Phone
- (787) 787-0202
- Enumerated
- Feb 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040707000161); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elena Velazquez-Ortiz 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 11478Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
5,638 Medicare Part D claims for 797 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate678 claims
- Gabapentin650 claims
- Prednisone516 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate347 claims
- Prolia248 claims
- Baclofen208 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: $23.89
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Elena Velazquez-Ortiz among 87 rheumatology physician records in Puerto Rico
Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY is one of 87 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 91% 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 57% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 57% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 1992 among the 69 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 87 rheumatology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 87 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Bayamon → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zaida Fuxench Lopez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611932200177
- Yolanda Lopez-Lopez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611962494799
- Sinia Rios, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009611477510063
- Jose Irizarry Rodriguez, MDBayamon, PR 009601912920075
- Rene Hernandez, M.D.Bayamon, PR 009591932100088
- Alejandro Rivera-Rodriguez, MDBayamon, PR 009591821239393
- Juan Rodriguez, MDBayamon, PR 009591083623631
- Ileana Vazquez Otero, MDGuaynabo, PR 009681790199271
Common questions
What is Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY's NPI number?
Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235278516, issued on Feb 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Edificio Medico Santa Cruz, Bayamon, PR, 00961. Phone: (787) 787-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11478, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elena Velazquez-Ortiz, DOCTOR RHEUMATOLOGY had 5,638 Medicare Part D claims for 797 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.