Luis Esteban Velez Lozada, MD
General Practice Physician · Orocovis, PR
Luis Esteban Velez Lozada, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1710465224, issued on Aug 6, 2018. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21785, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Luis Esteban Velez Lozada
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 21785 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Carr 155, Orocovis, PR 00720
- Phone
- (787) 867-6010
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210511001438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Luis Esteban Velez Lozada 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 21785Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
1,301 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole78 claims
- Lisinopril75 claims
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Synthroid62 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Metformin Hcl51 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: $49.08
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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
- Salud Integral EN LA Montana IncOrocovis, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Luis Esteban Velez Lozada among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Luis Esteban Velez Lozada, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 general practice physician records list a practice address in Orocovis
They are 14 of the 93 NPPES records with a practice address in Orocovis, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Aponte Pagan, M.DOrocovis, PR 007201427224005
- Jose Colon AlonsoOrocovis, PR 007201679535330
- Afortunado Feliciano MaldonadoOrocovis, PR 007201912514753
- Carlos Figueroa, M.D.Orocovis, PR 007201093801037
- Francis Marrero Burgos, M.D.Orocovis, PR 007201083721740
- Yesenia Martinez-RoblesOrocovis, PR 007201477794626
- Carmen Pizarro-Skerrette, MDOrocovis, PR 007201821193400
- Javier Rivera, MDOrocovis, PR 007201649353152
Common questions
What is Luis Esteban Velez Lozada, MD's NPI number?
Luis Esteban Velez Lozada, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710465224, issued on Aug 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Luis Esteban Velez Lozada, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Carr 155, Orocovis, PR, 00720. Phone: (787) 867-6010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Luis Esteban Velez Lozada, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21785, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Luis Esteban Velez Lozada, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Luis Esteban Velez Lozada, MD had 1,301 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.