Mark J. Velarde, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Ypsilanti, MI
Mark J. Velarde, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and NPI 1477659423, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5601004901, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark J. Velarde
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 5601004901 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5300 Elliott Dr, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
- Phone
- (734) 434-6262
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2025
- Fax
- (734) 712-2820
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061115000015); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5300 Elliott Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mark J. Velarde in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601004901Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
1,026 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole88 claims
- Colestipol Hcl79 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl72 claims
- Linzess70 claims
- Balsalazide Disodium64 claims
- Azathioprine52 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: $107.66
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Huron Gastroenterology Associates P.C.Ypsilanti, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark J. Velarde among 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan
Mark J. Velarde, PA-C is one of 1,140 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2012 among the 613 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Michigan
There are 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan.
All 1,140 in Michigan → Every provider in Ypsilanti → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sophia Adonakis, PA-CYpsilanti, MI 481971134678055
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- Barry CrawfordYpsilanti, MI 481971285163097
- Jill Duda, P.A.-CYpsilanti, MI 481971073624789
- Ashley Geiger, PA-CYpsilanti, MI 481971104266758
- Tara Karmo, PAYpsilanti, MI 481971639413891
- Lina Kashat, PA-CYpsilanti, MI 481971760821870
- Frederick Kominars, P.A.-CYpsilanti, MI 481971760477657
Common questions
What is Mark J. Velarde, PA-C's NPI number?
Mark J. Velarde, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477659423, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark J. Velarde, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5300 Elliott Dr, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197. Phone: (734) 434-6262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark J. Velarde, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601004901, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mark J. Velarde, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark J. Velarde, PA-C had 1,026 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.