Maria Gabriela Velazquez Lamela, MD
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Caguas, PR
Maria Gabriela Velazquez Lamela, MD is a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1578907614, issued on Apr 19, 2013. Check the license (Puerto Rico 21101, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Gabriela Velazquez Lamela
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0009X
- License number
- 21101 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Plaza Bairoa, Caguas, PR 00725
- Phone
- (787) 641-3030
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2013
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2024
- Fax
- (787) 641-3031
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190204001127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Plaza Bairoa
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Maria Gabriela Velazquez Lamela 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 21101Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
16,717 Medicare Part D claims for 1,582 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,060 among the 430 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost2,674 claims
- Lumigan2,536 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol2,197 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate1,444 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate1,328 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol806 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: $955.12
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was New World Medical,inc. The 391 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,284.60 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
- Puerto Rico Eye InstituteCaguas, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 4 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Caguas → Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 3 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francisco Guevara, MDAguada, PR 006021104374859
- Viviana Barquet, MDSan Juan, PR 009211568951853
- Cristina Lopez Beauchamp, M.D.San Juan, PR 009361720469190
Common questions
What is Maria Gabriela Velazquez Lamela, MD's NPI number?
Maria Gabriela Velazquez Lamela, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578907614, issued on Apr 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Gabriela Velazquez Lamela, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Plaza Bairoa, Caguas, PR, 00725. Phone: (787) 641-3030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Gabriela Velazquez Lamela, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 21101, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Gabriela Velazquez Lamela, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Gabriela Velazquez Lamela, MD had 16,717 Medicare Part D claims for 1,582 beneficiaries; the average among glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 3,060. 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.