John R. Velky, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · North Augusta, SC
John R. Velky, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in North Augusta, South Carolina, and NPI 1659307593, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 12890, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John R. Velky
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 12890 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 309 West Ave, North Augusta, SC 29841
- Phone
- (803) 279-1412
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 279-2858
- Medicaid ID
- 128908 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110223001154); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 309 West Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susan Diagana, NPNurse Practitioner1396899076
- Mary Louise Smith, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1841367141
- Caroline Turner, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801445432
Verify John R. Velky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12890Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
25,110 Medicare Part D claims for 1,597 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 466 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium1,430 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium956 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate842 claims
- Alprazolam833 claims
- Lisinopril634 claims
- Losartan Potassium602 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,431.76
132 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
- Piedmont Medical Care CorporationNorth Augusta, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John R. Velky among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
John R. Velky, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in North Augusta
They are 17 of the 478 NPPES records with a practice address in North Augusta, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is John R. Velky, M.D.'s NPI number?
John R. Velky, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659307593, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John R. Velky, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 West Ave, North Augusta, SC, 29841. Phone: (803) 279-1412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John R. Velky, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 12890, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John R. Velky, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John R. Velky, M.D. had 25,110 Medicare Part D claims for 1,597 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John R. Velky, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.9 of 100. 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.