Jose A. Velez, MD
Nephrology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Jose A. Velez, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1578744538, issued on Nov 19, 2007. Check the license (Texas N8469, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose A. Velez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- N8469 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4458 Medical Dr Ste 205, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 614-1515
- Enumerated
- Nov 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Fax
- (210) 499-0811
- Medicaid ID
- 286524801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110913000552); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4458 Medical Dr Ste 205
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jose A. Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N8469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,956 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide224 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate162 claims
- Losartan Potassium130 claims
- Allopurinol129 claims
- Farxiga121 claims
- Spironolactone66 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: $1,020.26
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Renal Associates, P.A.San Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose A. Velez among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Jose A. Velez, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fadi Abouzahr, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291982695896
- Wesley Calhoun, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291174508659
- Larry Davis, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291386628998
- Susan Diamond, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291508840125
- Daniel Flood, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291851386536
- Iliana Fred-Miranda, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291851366785
- Steven Gouge, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291396729927
- Melissa Isbell, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291881660660
Common questions
What is Jose A. Velez, MD's NPI number?
Jose A. Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578744538, issued on Nov 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose A. Velez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4458 Medical Dr Ste 205, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 614-1515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose A. Velez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N8469, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose A. Velez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose A. Velez, MD had 1,956 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.