Frances Marie Velez Lago, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Caguas, PR
Frances Marie Velez Lago, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1902002777, issued on Jun 26, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 17106, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frances Marie Velez Lago
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 17106 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Ave Luis Munoz Marin 100, Caguas, PR 00725
- Phone
- (787) 961-4696
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 961-4653
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110818000026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Frances Marie Velez Lago 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 17106Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
2,132 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl387 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa265 claims
- Memantine Hcl207 claims
- Rivastigmine150 claims
- Rytary82 claims
- Topiramate72 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: $229.88
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Clinica Las Americas Guaynabo, IncCarolina, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 122 neurology physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other neurology physician records in Puerto Rico
- Jose Acevedo, MDMayaguez, PR1447451836
- Iris Acevedo-Marty, M.D.Aguadilla, PR1679677041
- Heriberto Acosta, M.D.San Juan, PR1194895045
- Marelisa Albelo Martinez, MDSan Juan, PR1912407081
- Gishlaine Alfonso, MDHato Rey, PR1053374975
- Hector Alonso Quinones, MDBayamon, PR1417404716
- Ricardo Alvarado-Melendez, M.D.San Juan, PR1679776348
- Ada Andino-Rivas, MDBayamon, PR1457486946
- Jose Avila Ornelas, MDCaguas, PR1467868927
- Oscar Baez-Soria, M.D.Vega Baja, PR1144317702
Common questions
What is Frances Marie Velez Lago, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frances Marie Velez Lago, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902002777, issued on Jun 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frances Marie Velez Lago, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ave Luis Munoz Marin 100, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 961-4696. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frances Marie Velez Lago, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 17106, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Frances Marie Velez Lago, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frances Marie Velez Lago, M.D. had 2,132 Medicare Part D claims for 336 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.