Luis A. Castro Velez, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Guaynabo, PR
Luis A. Castro Velez, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1922255876, issued on Aug 22, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 27631 R, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis A. Castro Velez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 27631 R PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Centro Internacional DE Mercadeo, Guaynabo, PR 00968
- Phone
- (787) 277-0847
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 277-0942
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120824000050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Luis A. Castro Velez 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 27631 RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
424 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam53 claims
- Diclofenac Potassium48 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium41 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl36 claims
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Sulindac31 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Centro Fisiatrico Del Plata PscCayey, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luis A. Castro Velez among 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Puerto Rico
Luis A. Castro Velez, MD is one of 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 71% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1998 among the 126 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 199 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 199 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Guaynabo → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Hernandez De La Fuente, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009681649269820
- Fernando Sepulveda-Irizarry, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009681720396518
- Carmen VelazquezGuaynabo, PR 009681104902162
- Luis Cotto-Ibarra, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009691528125564
- Irma Morales, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009691316924541
- Jose Morales, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009691124186499
- Wilfredo Rodriguez Arboleda, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009691912076761
- Rita Amadeo-Rosario, M.D.Guaynabo, PR 009661538142211
Common questions
What is Luis A. Castro Velez, MD's NPI number?
Luis A. Castro Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922255876, issued on Aug 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis A. Castro Velez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Centro Internacional DE Mercadeo, Guaynabo, PR, 00968. Phone: (787) 277-0847. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis A. Castro Velez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 27631 R, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Luis A. Castro Velez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis A. Castro Velez, MD had 424 Medicare Part D claims for 232 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.