Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla, MD
Nephrology Physician · San Juan, PR
Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1346303880, issued on Dec 18, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 7158, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 7158 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 735 Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR 00917
- Phone
- (787) 753-6170
- Enumerated
- Dec 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 751-5653
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100308000994); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla 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 7158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,463 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Simvastatin241 claims
- Losartan Potassium229 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate225 claims
- Synthroid181 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium157 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium134 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.
Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla among 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico
Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla, MD is one of 152 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2004 among the 124 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 67% 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 Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 152 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lillian Borrego Conde, MDSan Juan, PR 009171255417283
- Carlos Cortes-Sanchez, MDSan Juan, PR 009171407140064
- Nivia Cruz-Ortiz, M.D.San Juan, PR 009171447363130
- Maria Del Pilar Fernandez Marti, MDSan Juan, PR 009171417220211
- Jose Nieves-Rivera, MDSan Juan, PR 009171033138607
- Rodolfo Troche, MDSan Juan, PR 009171639195597
- Jose Cangiano-Rivera, M.D.San Juan, PR 009181407969702
- Manuel Figueroa-Gonzalez, MDSan Juan, PR 009181710906532
Common questions
What is Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla, MD's NPI number?
Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346303880, issued on Dec 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 735 Ponce DE Leon, San Juan, PR, 00917. Phone: (787) 753-6170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 7158, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence F. Salamone Velilla, MD had 3,463 Medicare Part D claims for 207 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.