NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Velcu, MD

Surgical Critical Care Physician · Bradenton, FL

Laura Velcu, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Bradenton, Florida, and NPI 1821093857, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME122082, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821093857
Name
Laura Velcu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License number
ME122082 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2020 59TH St W, Bradenton, FL 34209
Phone
(706) 863-9595
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2022
Fax
(706) 863-2474
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190125001505); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2020 59TH St W

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joddie AdkinsSurgical Assistant1407700313
  2. Aamna Badar Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497647515
  3. Rana Armaghan Ahmad, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104627538
  4. Hilton Alemar Hernandez, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659765352
  5. Yanci Algarin De Leon, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063213262
  6. Johny AlrahalStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437950730

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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score46.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $139.99

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Velcu$139.99
  2. Specialty average$2,183.62

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Nassau Health Care CorporationEast Meadow, NY
  2. Penn State Health Medical Group LLCCamp Hill, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Laura Velcu among 162 surgical critical care physician records in Florida

Laura Velcu, MD is one of 162 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Florida. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2009 among the 141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Florida

There are 162 surgical critical care physician records in Florida.

The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ralph Barker, MD PHDBradenton, FL 342091659457067
  2. Alyssa Imperatore Ziehm, DOBradenton, FL 342091134657760
  3. Dominique Mesidor, MDBradenton, FL 342091033205091
  4. Michael Oswanski, M.D.Bradenton, FL 342091528061934
  5. Alfredo Cordova, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391003087487
  6. Elijah Kim, M.D.Sarasota, FL 342391003045097
  7. Darwin Ang, MDOcala, FL 344711295927671
  8. Giovanni Flumeri-Perez, MDOcala, FL 344711902429475

Common questions

What is Laura Velcu, MD's NPI number?

Laura Velcu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821093857, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Velcu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 59TH St W, Bradenton, FL, 34209. Phone: (706) 863-9595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Velcu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME122082, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Laura Velcu, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.2 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.