Maria Ines Velez, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · San Antonio, TX
Maria Ines Velez, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1881823540, issued on Jul 2, 2009. Check the license (Texas Q5115, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Ines Velez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- Q5115 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 903 W Martin St, San Antonio, TX 78207
- Phone
- (210) 358-3400
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 358115901 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160527001263); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Maria Ines Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5115Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
449 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta115 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa71 claims
- Montelukast Sodium43 claims
- Roflumilast23 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere20 claims
- Stiolto Respimat20 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: $23.46
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Ines Velez among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Maria Ines Velez, M.D. is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandra Adams, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071669483186
- Rodolfo Estrada Anzueto, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071225470693
- Stephanie Levine, MDSan Antonio, TX 782071740397710
- Anoop Nambiar, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071114047552
- Haritha Saikumar, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071932544830
- Jorge Villalpando Salazar, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782071255795423
- Hector Gomez, MDSan Antonio, TX 782051578505772
- Nidia Leon, MDSan Antonio, TX 782051720029234
Common questions
What is Maria Ines Velez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maria Ines Velez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881823540, issued on Jul 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Ines Velez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 903 W Martin St, San Antonio, TX, 78207. Phone: (210) 358-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Ines Velez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5115, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria Ines Velez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Ines Velez, M.D. had 449 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.