Hector Antonio Velez Cortes, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Ponce, PR
Hector Antonio Velez Cortes, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1952405425, issued on Sep 12, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 14795, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hector Antonio Velez Cortes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 14795 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1217 Ave Hostos, Ponce, PR 00717
- Phone
- (787) 259-7807
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 840-6448
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070228000028); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Central Del Caribe Escuela De Medicina, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Hector Antonio Velez Cortes 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 14795Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
2,842 Medicare Part D claims for 447 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 123 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole324 claims
- Hydroxyurea239 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate192 claims
- Dexamethasone149 claims
- Prednisone141 claims
- Imatinib Mesylate119 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: $6,628.61
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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.
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 134 hematology & oncology physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other hematology & oncology physician records in Puerto Rico
- Jose Abreu Arbelo, MDSan Juan, PR1851656441
- Luis Acaba, M.D.San Juan, PR1225031396
- Sifredo AcaronMayaguez, PR1659481323
- Mirelis Acosta, M.D.San Juan, PR1093961609
- Natalia Almodovar Arbelo, MDSan Juan, PR1114381902
- Myrna Andino-Camacho, MDBayamon, PR1164723508
- Antonio Aponte Gracia, M.DMayaguez, PR1902968209
- Ivan Aponte-Aponte, M.D.Humacao, PR1427139013
- Norma Arroyo, M.D.San Juan, PR1750391454
- Luis Baez Vallecillo, MDSan Juan, PR1265788855
Common questions
What is Hector Antonio Velez Cortes, MD's NPI number?
Hector Antonio Velez Cortes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952405425, issued on Sep 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hector Antonio Velez Cortes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1217 Ave Hostos, Ponce, PR, 00717. Phone: (787) 259-7807. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hector Antonio Velez Cortes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 14795, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Hector Antonio Velez Cortes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hector Antonio Velez Cortes, MD had 2,842 Medicare Part D claims for 447 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.