Maria Velez
Family Nurse Practitioner · Buffalo, NY
Maria Velez is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1215521430, issued on Feb 28, 2021. Check the license (New York 346726, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Velez
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 346726 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3980A Sheridan Dr Ste 200, Buffalo, NY 14226
- Phone
- (716) 609-4772
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210601002038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 346726Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
112 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Buffalo-Niagara Hospitalists LLCKenmore, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Velez among 14,805 family nurse practitioner records in New York
Maria Velez is one of 14,805 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New York. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 63% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2019 among the 7,239 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
391 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Buffalo
They are 391 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 14,805 family nurse practitioner records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Maria Velez's NPI number?
Maria Velez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215521430, issued on Feb 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Velez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3980A Sheridan Dr Ste 200, Buffalo, NY, 14226. Phone: (716) 609-4772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Velez's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 346726, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Velez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Velez had 112 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.