Jose Fernando Velasquez, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Laguna Hills, CA
Jose Fernando Velasquez, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1053897561, issued on Jul 17, 2018. Check the license (California A173449, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Fernando Velasquez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A173449 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23141 Verdugo Dr Ste 201, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 555-5555
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210708002967); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose Fernando Velasquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A173449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,876 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Losartan Potassium59 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium53 claims
- Metformin Hcl50 claims
- Lisinopril40 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $112.31
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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 3 group practices
- East Valley Community Health Center, Inc.Pomona, CA
- Golden State Medical GroupMontclair, CA
- Hassan Chahine MD IncWest Covina, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Fernando Velasquez among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Jose Fernando Velasquez, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Hills
They are 36 of the 2,069 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Hills, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Jose Fernando Velasquez, MD's NPI number?
Jose Fernando Velasquez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053897561, issued on Jul 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Fernando Velasquez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23141 Verdugo Dr Ste 201, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 555-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Fernando Velasquez, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A173449, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose Fernando Velasquez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Fernando Velasquez, MD had 1,876 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jose Fernando Velasquez, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.