NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis Felipe Velez

Family Medicine Physician · Hatillo, PR

Luis Felipe Velez is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1154874121, issued on Jul 26, 2016. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21177, 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
1154874121
Name
Luis Felipe Velez
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
21177 PR
14091I PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Carr #2 KM 86.6 Int Marginal Norte, Hatillo, PR 00659
Phone
(787) 898-4190
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2023
Fax
(787) 898-3619
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at Carr #2 KM 86.6 Int Marginal Norte

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

  1. Miguel Roman Villanueva, M.DGeneral Practice Physician1801061981

Verify Luis Felipe 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
    Search for license 21177
    Check the board
  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
Find the Puerto Rico license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,414 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Luis Velez1,414
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Ciclopirox114 claims
  2. Ketoconazole88 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium82 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa62 claims
  5. Synthroid56 claims
  6. Famotidine53 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $21.65

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pbg Puerto Rico LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Velez$21.65
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Luis Felipe Velez among 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico

Luis Felipe Velez is one of 604 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 604 family medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adrian Arroyo, MDHatillo, PR 006591417961145
  2. Kathy Caraballo Rivera, MDBayamon, PR 006591992164230
  3. Xavier Alers-Cardona, M.DHormigueros, PR 006601386966455
  4. Ana Qulies Ruiz, MDHormigueros, PR 006601235112368
  5. Carmen Rodriguez-Gonzalez, M.DHormigueros, PR 006601821392044
  6. Jennifer Suris Cancel, MDHormigueros, PR 006601730645565
  7. Francisco Nieves-Santiago, M.D.Guayanilla, PR 006561407827066
  8. Juan Pillot Costas, MDGuayanilla, PR 006561154307015

Common questions

What is Luis Felipe Velez's NPI number?

Luis Felipe Velez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154874121, issued on Jul 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis Felipe Velez located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr #2 KM 86.6 Int Marginal Norte, Hatillo, PR, 00659. Phone: (787) 898-4190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis Felipe Velez's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21177, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Luis Felipe Velez prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis Felipe Velez had 1,414 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.