Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Orlando, FL
Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Orlando, Florida, and NPI 1164051009, issued on Apr 3, 2020. Check the license (Florida ME164733, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- ME164733 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 324 E Par St Ste 200, Orlando, FL 32804
- Phone
- (407) 843-2020
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2024
- Fax
- (407) 649-9299
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240709004307); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 324 E Par St Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Margaret Poulos, MDOphthalmology Physician1477546851
- Ricardo Ramirez, MDOphthalmology Physician1932192341
Verify Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME164733Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
476 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost133 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate49 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol45 claims
- Timolol Maleate28 claims
- Erythromycin25 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth23 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: $467.53
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Ramirez And Poulos MD PAOrlando, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez, MD is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2020, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elliot Cooperman, MDOrlando, FL 328041316998867
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- George Magruder, MDOrlando, FL 328041932286416
- Margaret Poulos, MDOrlando, FL 328041477546851
- Ricardo Ramirez, MDOrlando, FL 328041932192341
- Michael ShumskiOrlando, FL 328041215225370
- Navid Vahidi, MDOrlando, FL 328041215961107
- Sarina Amin, M.D.Orlando, FL 328031073950119
Common questions
What is Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez, MD's NPI number?
Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164051009, issued on Apr 3, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 324 E Par St Ste 200, Orlando, FL, 32804. Phone: (407) 843-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME164733, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Manuela Gutierrez Velez, MD had 476 Medicare Part D claims for 224 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.