Jose M. Ortiz Velez, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Caguas, PR
Jose M. Ortiz Velez, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1316975345, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 11445, 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. Ortiz Velez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 11445 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- T1-11 , Calle 28, Caguas, PR 00725
- Phone
- (787) 744-8370
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040830000537); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 604 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Jose M. Ortiz 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 11445Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,914 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium203 claims
- Dovato198 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium183 claims
- Tivicay182 claims
- Biktarvy173 claims
- Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters162 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: $139.19
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. 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 one group practice
- Neomed Center, IncGurabo, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose M. Ortiz Velez among 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose M. Ortiz Velez, M.D. is one of 604 family 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 1995 among the 234 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 62% 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 Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 604 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Caguas → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fernando Alvarez-Soto, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251700934353
- Ibem Borges, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251043492200
- Hector Caceres, MDCaguas, PR 007251881674745
- Antonio Capella-Hernandez, MDCaguas, PR 007251255391108
- Arturo Carrion, MD FAAFPCaguas, PR 007251013019090
- Arysdelis Figueroa DiazCaguas, PR 007251871969055
- Olga Lagrandier Gomez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251356386171
- Doris Lasanta, M.D.Caguas, PR 007251861415184
Common questions
What is Jose M. Ortiz Velez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose M. Ortiz Velez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316975345, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose M. Ortiz Velez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at T1-11 , Calle 28, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 744-8370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose M. Ortiz Velez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 11445, 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. Ortiz Velez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose M. Ortiz Velez, M.D. had 3,914 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.