Natalie Velazquez, O.D.
Optometrist · Passaic, NJ
Natalie Velazquez, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Passaic, New Jersey, and NPI 1235239591, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey OA00602000, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Natalie Velazquez
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OA00602000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 Main Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055
- Phone
- (973) 778-4662
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2023
- Fax
- (973) 778-3427
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070403000380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Natalie Velazquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license OA00602000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
233 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 82% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis68 claims
- Miebo35 claims
- Xiidra22 claims
- Latanoprost15 claims
- Cyclosporine11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 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: $576.99
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 2 group practices
- Eye Centers OF America LLCBloomfield, NJ
- Garita Vision Center, LLCNorth Bergen, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Natalie Velazquez among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Natalie Velazquez, O.D. is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in New Jersey
There are 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
All 1,542 in New Jersey → Every provider in Passaic → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Ariola, O.D.Passaic, NJ 070551154393338
- Alyson Escalona, ODPassaic, NJ 070551962989632
- Mark Horwitz, O.D.Passaic, NJ 070551104929314
- Janelle Tertullien-McDonaldPassaic, NJ 070551235547126
- Eric Waldman, ODPasaic, NJ 070551851361968
- Steven Zalaznick, O.D.Passaic, NJ 070551366418543
- Julia Berry, O.D., PH.D.Parsippany, NJ 070541477681740
- Sheldon Greenspan, O.D.Parsippany, NJ 070541346243193
Common questions
What is Natalie Velazquez, O.D.'s NPI number?
Natalie Velazquez, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235239591, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Natalie Velazquez, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 Main Ave, Passaic, NJ, 07055. Phone: (973) 778-4662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Natalie Velazquez, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number OA00602000, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Natalie Velazquez, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Natalie Velazquez, O.D. had 233 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Natalie Velazquez, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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), 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.