Luis E. Velez, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · San Antonio, TX
Luis E. Velez, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1053328336, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Texas L9948, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis E. Velez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- L9948 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 215 N San Saba Ste 301, San Antonio, TX 78207
- Phone
- (210) 212-8622
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2022
- Fax
- (210) 212-9197
- Medicaid ID
- 166083905 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040809000373); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 215 N San Saba Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lucille Abas, APRN-CNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1174220776
- Kim Davis, RNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1356018766
- Mohammad Mizani, M.D.Nephrology Physician1497757660
- Marisa Narvaez, ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1679175574
- Javier Ortega Balasquide, MDNephrology Physician1902458250
- Shirin Sharma, MDNephrology Physician1093951238
Verify Luis E. Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L9948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,811 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Olmesartan Medoxomil136 claims
- Nifedipine Er124 claims
- Farxiga118 claims
- Allopurinol116 claims
- Bumetanide95 claims
- Furosemide92 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: $103,028.52
189 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- M Reza Mizani MD PASan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luis E. Velez among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Luis E. Velez, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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- Timoteo Cabrera, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071144295064
- Claudia Hura, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071023092657
- Deandra Martin, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071730155516
- Mohammad Mizani, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071497757660
- Tareq Issa Nassar, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071457630790
- Javier Ortega Balasquide, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071902458250
Common questions
What is Luis E. Velez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Luis E. Velez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053328336, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis E. Velez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 N San Saba Ste 301, San Antonio, TX, 78207. Phone: (210) 212-8622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis E. Velez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L9948, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Luis E. Velez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis E. Velez, M.D. had 1,811 Medicare Part D claims for 323 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.