NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kelie A. Nicholson Velez, PHARMD

Pharmacist · Cayey, PR

Kelie A. Nicholson Velez, PHARMD is a pharmacist with a practice address in Cayey, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1427740059, issued on May 23, 2023. Check the license (Puerto Rico 008070, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427740059
Name
Kelie A. Nicholson Velez
Credential
PHARMD
Primary taxonomy
Pharmacist 183500000X
License number
008070 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Montellano Plaza Cayey, Cayey, PR 00736
Phone
(787) 738-7215
Enumerated
May 23, 2023
Record last updated
May 23, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Kelie A. Nicholson Velez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 95% of the cost of the top drugs

131 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were over 99% of claims.

  1. Kelie Nicholson Velez131
  2. Specialty average119

Most prescribed

Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.

  1. Shingrix63 claims
  2. Abrysvo30 claims
  3. Boostrix Tdap19 claims
  4. Havrix12 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.

Kelie A. Nicholson Velez among 3,180 pharmacist records in Puerto Rico

Kelie A. Nicholson Velez, PHARMD is one of 3,180 pharmacist records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 19% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 84% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 pharmacist records list a practice address in Cayey

They are 43 of the 489 NPPES records with a practice address in Cayey, and 3,180 pharmacist records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edna Arguinzoni, LCDACayey, PR 007361225194731
  2. Brenda Camacho Perez, RPHCayey, PR 007361528288404
  3. Arleen Echeandia-Feo, RPHCayey, PR 007361851503189
  4. Carmen Gonzalez, RPHCayey, PR 007361619187119
  5. Mildred GonzalezCayey, PR 007361477748549
  6. Hilda QuilesCayey, PR 007361104119775
  7. Maria Rivera, RPHCayey, PR 007361629299805
  8. Nydia Rivera, RPHCayey, PR 007361831309384

Common questions

What is Kelie A. Nicholson Velez, PHARMD's NPI number?

Kelie A. Nicholson Velez, PHARMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427740059, issued on May 23, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kelie A. Nicholson Velez, PHARMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Montellano Plaza Cayey, Cayey, PR, 00736. Phone: (787) 738-7215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kelie A. Nicholson Velez, PHARMD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 008070, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kelie A. Nicholson Velez, PHARMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kelie A. Nicholson Velez, PHARMD had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.