Mario Velasco, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Decatur, IL
Mario Velasco, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Decatur, Illinois, and NPI 1326007782, issued on Mar 22, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036104082, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mario Velasco
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 036104082 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 210 W Mckinley Ave, Decatur, IL 62526
- Phone
- (217) 876-6600
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 210 W Mckinley Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Born, NPNurse Practitioner1538636642
- Perry Guaglianone, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1932168309
- Sebastien Kairouz, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1396701009
Verify Mario Velasco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036104082Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical oncology physician in 2024
2,326 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries, against an average of 732 among the 2,742 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 271 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl144 claims
- Anastrozole130 claims
- Eliquis113 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate107 claims
- Prednisone103 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 77.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,319.19
159 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 2,246 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,943.39 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Cancer Care Specialists OF Central Illinois SCDecatur, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Mario Velasco, MD's NPI number?
Mario Velasco, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326007782, issued on Mar 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mario Velasco, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 W Mckinley Ave, Decatur, IL, 62526. Phone: (217) 876-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mario Velasco, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036104082, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mario Velasco, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mario Velasco, MD had 2,326 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 732. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mario Velasco, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.