Jose M. Ortega Velez, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Arecibo, PR
Jose M. Ortega Velez, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1134209935, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 7314, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose M. Ortega Velez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 7314 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 302 Calle M Perez Aviles, Arecibo, PR 00612
- Phone
- (787) 878-5746
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2024
- Fax
- (787) 878-5746
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110629000160); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Jose M. Ortega Velez 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 7314Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,746 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium295 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium282 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium215 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate192 claims
- Gabapentin164 claims
- Metformin Hcl157 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: $423.20
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Arecibo
They are 22 of the 976 NPPES records with a practice address in Arecibo, and 1,146 internal medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 22 in Arecibo → All 1,146 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Arecibo →
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Common questions
What is Jose M. Ortega Velez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose M. Ortega Velez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134209935, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose M. Ortega Velez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 302 Calle M Perez Aviles, Arecibo, PR, 00612. Phone: (787) 878-5746. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose M. Ortega Velez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 7314, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose M. Ortega Velez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose M. Ortega Velez, M.D. had 4,746 Medicare Part D claims for 439 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.