NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Alberto Velazquez, M.D.

Pain Medicine Physician · N Las Vegas, NV

Luis Alberto Velazquez, M.D. is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in N Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1194975623, issued on Sep 20, 2008. Check the license (Nevada 14642, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194975623
Name
Luis Alberto Velazquez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
License number
14642 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1815 E Lake Mead Blvd Ste 317, N Las Vegas, NV 89030
Phone
(702) 960-4150
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(702) 960-4154
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130509000208); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2007
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 1815 E Lake Mead Blvd Ste 317

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

  1. Hashim Qureshi, D.O.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1972846012
  2. My Linh Tran, MDAnesthesiology Physician1427290162

Verify Luis Alberto Velazquez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Luis Velazquez11
  2. Specialty average2,095

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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.2 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 score82.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $1,124.90

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Velazquez$1,124.90
  2. Specialty average$3,397.95

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

  1. Luis Velazquez MD PLLCNorth Las Vegas, NV

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

Luis Alberto Velazquez among 29 pain medicine physician records in Nevada

Luis Alberto Velazquez, M.D. is one of 29 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 83% 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 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 18 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine Physician providers in Nevada

There are 29 pain medicine physician records in Nevada.

The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tanner Croshaw, PANorth Las Vegas, NV 890311306424692
  2. John Dimuro, DOPahrump, NV 890481871574194
  3. Mona Elkomos-Botros, MDNorth Las Vegas, NV 890861619062171
  4. Katherine Hsu, M.D.North Las Vegas, NV 890861093905697
  5. Gary Karl, D.O.North Las Vegas, NV 890861699791954
  6. Trevor Nogueira, M.D.North Las Vegas, NV 890861467415976
  7. Grant Karno, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891021124462056
  8. Simmon Wilcox, MDLas Vegas, NV 891041205890027

Common questions

What is Luis Alberto Velazquez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luis Alberto Velazquez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194975623, issued on Sep 20, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Alberto Velazquez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1815 E Lake Mead Blvd Ste 317, N Las Vegas, NV, 89030. Phone: (702) 960-4150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Alberto Velazquez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nevada license number 14642, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Luis Alberto Velazquez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis Alberto Velazquez, M.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Luis Alberto Velazquez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.2 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.