Hector R. Velez Barrientos, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Barceloneta, PR
Hector R. Velez Barrientos, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1326093584, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 12519, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector R. Velez Barrientos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 12519 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carretera Num. 2,cruce Davila, Barceloneta, PR 00617
- Phone
- (787) 846-4412
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hector R. Velez Barrientos 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 12519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,152 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium218 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium108 claims
- Famotidine95 claims
- Lisinopril91 claims
- Gabapentin89 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate82 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.
Hector R. Velez Barrientos among 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Hector R. Velez Barrientos, M.D. is one of 1,146 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Barceloneta
They are 2 of the 237 NPPES records with a practice address in Barceloneta, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Soto Santiago, MDBarceloneta, PR 006171962966846
- Michele Montalvo, M.DArecibo, PR 006141801971700
- Luis Diaz Torres, MDArecibo, PR 006131669363982
- Gladymar Gonzalez Marrero, MDArecibo, PR 006131194381012
- Wilfred Hernandez, MDArecibo, PR 006131376896035
- Angel Negron Pantoja, MDArecibo, PR 006131922705250
- Carlos Rodriguez Echevarria, MDArecibo, PR 006131033986930
- Manuel Somohano Arbide, MDArecibo, PR 006131649263344
Common questions
What is Hector R. Velez Barrientos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hector R. Velez Barrientos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326093584, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector R. Velez Barrientos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carretera Num. 2,cruce Davila, Barceloneta, PR, 00617. Phone: (787) 846-4412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector R. Velez Barrientos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 12519, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hector R. Velez Barrientos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector R. Velez Barrientos, M.D. had 3,152 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.