Eric Joel Velazquez, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Gainesville, GA
Eric Joel Velazquez, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1417272477, issued on Apr 2, 2010. Check the license (Georgia 90057, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Joel Velazquez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 90057 GA
MD459573 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (705) 340-0110
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2025
- Fax
- (770) 534-2555
- Medicaid ID
- 5917958 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210927002623); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 725 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eric Joel Velazquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 90057Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole20 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl19 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,860.45
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Northeast Georgia Community Physicians LLCGainesville, GA
- The Longstreet Clinic, PCGainesville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Joel Velazquez among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Eric Joel Velazquez, M.D. is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Gainesville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bradley Auffarth, MDGainesville, GA 305011972506590
- Emily Black, MDGainesville, GA 305011699931550
- Pierpont Brown, MDGainesville, GA 305011730182346
- Geary Bush, MDGainesville, GA 305011447437082
- James Butts, MDGainesville, GA 305011164401360
- Chad Copper, MDGainesville, GA 305011205816212
- Pierce Dixon, MDGainesville, GA 305011811964539
- Edward Foxhall, MDGainesville, GA 305011467548610
Common questions
What is Eric Joel Velazquez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric Joel Velazquez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417272477, issued on Apr 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Joel Velazquez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (705) 340-0110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Joel Velazquez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 90057, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric Joel Velazquez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Joel Velazquez, M.D. had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric Joel Velazquez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.