NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Luis F. Velez-Quinones, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Arecibo, PR

Luis F. Velez-Quinones, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1437247988, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 9701, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437247988
Name
Luis F. Velez-Quinones
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
9701 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Road 129, KM. 0.1, Cayetano Coll Y Toste Hospital, Arecibo, PR 00614
Phone
(787) 878-8686
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(787) 879-8686
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100513000521); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

9,448 Medicare Part D claims for 869 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.

  1. Luis Velez-Quinones9,448
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa1,975 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate1,583 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium1,321 claims
  4. Arnuity Ellipta1,188 claims
  5. Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate446 claims
  6. Qvar Redihaler420 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: $349.10

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Luis Velez-Quinones$349.10
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 135 pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico.

All 135 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Arecibo →

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Puerto Rico

  1. Damaris Acosta-Miranda, MDSan Juan, PR1952536237
  2. Edgardo Adorno-Fontanez, MDGuaynabo, PR1063615508
  3. Joan Albors-SanchezBayamon, PR1184918880
  4. Carlos Alcala Marquez, M.D.San Juan, PR1295066124
  5. Jesse Aleman-Ortiz, M. D., MPHTrujillo Alto, PR1104077213
  6. Frankie Alvarado, M.D.San Juan, PR1730219098
  7. Marieliz Alvarado Davila, MDSan Juan, PR1730129008
  8. Samuel Amill-Acosta, M.D., FCCPManati, PR1801898309
  9. Alvaro Aranda- Rodriguez, MDGuaynabo, PR1972587970
  10. Pedro Baez, MDSan Juan, PR1922454933

Common questions

What is Luis F. Velez-Quinones, M.D.'s NPI number?

Luis F. Velez-Quinones, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437247988, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Luis F. Velez-Quinones, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Road 129, KM. 0.1, Cayetano Coll Y Toste Hospital, Arecibo, PR, 00614. Phone: (787) 878-8686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Luis F. Velez-Quinones, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 9701, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Luis F. Velez-Quinones, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Luis F. Velez-Quinones, M.D. had 9,448 Medicare Part D claims for 869 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.

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