Federico Guillermo Velez, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Federico Guillermo Velez, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1831128362, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (California A93226, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Federico Guillermo Velez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A93226 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 825-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 00A932260 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051107000322); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Federico Guillermo Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A93226Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone26 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: $35.17
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Jules Stein Eye Institute Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Federico Guillermo Velez among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Federico Guillermo Velez, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Federico Guillermo Velez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Federico Guillermo Velez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831128362, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Federico Guillermo Velez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Federico Guillermo Velez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A93226, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Federico Guillermo Velez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Federico Guillermo Velez, M.D. had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.