Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA
Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1003301706, issued on Jun 25, 2018. Check the license (Massachusetts 1014156, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 1014156 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Staniford St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 367-4800
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230801002692); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1014156Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
666 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate133 claims
- Moxifloxacin74 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth70 claims
- Restasis42 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine31 claims
- Ofloxacin26 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: $448.29
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Nielsen Eye Center, Inc.Quincy, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% 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 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 518 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 65% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts
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- Matthew Gardiner, MDBoston, MA 021141366432833
- Deeba Husain, MDBoston, MA 021141952397697
- Ula Jurkunas, MDBoston, MA 021141386634699
- Ivana Kim, M.D.Boston, MA 021141851381933
- Peter Lou, MDBoston, MA 021141316937709
Common questions
What is Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD's NPI number?
Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003301706, issued on Jun 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Staniford St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 367-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1014156, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD had 666 Medicare Part D claims for 310 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.