Maria-Gabriela Velez, MD
Nephrology Physician · Denver, CO
Maria-Gabriela Velez, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1467765560, issued on Jul 17, 2010. Check the license (Colorado DR.0055656, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria-Gabriela Velez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- DR.0055656 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 E Harvard Ave, Denver, CO 80210
- Phone
- (303) 777-3333
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151021002437); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 850 E Harvard Ave
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Verify Maria-Gabriela Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0055656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,050 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga147 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate114 claims
- Lisinopril79 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl49 claims
- Carvedilol46 claims
- Jardiance45 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: $11,294.51
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Kidney Associates OF ColoradoDenver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria-Gabriela Velez among 182 nephrology physician records in Colorado
Maria-Gabriela Velez, MD is one of 182 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 133 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 182 nephrology physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Dillingham, M.D.Denver, CO 802101437142734
- Jeffrey Giullian, M.D.Denver, CO 802101073660932
- Michael Persoff, MDDenver, CO 802101336132638
- Richard Pluss, MDDenver, CO 802101245223544
- Rachita Prakash, M.D.Denver, CO 802101619141017
- Bijan Roshan, MDDenver, CO 802101043280407
- Jack Rusing, MDDenver, CO 802101720583206
- Jeffrey Thomas, MDDenver, CO 802101851566616
Common questions
What is Maria-Gabriela Velez, MD's NPI number?
Maria-Gabriela Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467765560, issued on Jul 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria-Gabriela Velez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 E Harvard Ave, Denver, CO, 80210. Phone: (303) 777-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria-Gabriela Velez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0055656, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria-Gabriela Velez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria-Gabriela Velez, MD had 1,050 Medicare Part D claims for 161 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.