Nelson E. Velazquez, DO
Dermatology Physician · Beckley, WV
Nelson E. Velazquez, DO is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Beckley, West Virginia, and NPI 1730189747, issued on Aug 1, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 1500, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson E. Velazquez
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- 1500 WV
H82265 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 94 Brookshire Lane, Beckley, WV 25801
- Phone
- (304) 252-2673
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- Fax
- (304) 929-2350
- Medicaid IDs
- 584137200 MD
7100218660 KY
0070083000 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111207000868); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest dermatology physician records → All 46 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Verify Nelson E. Velazquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 1500Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
773 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide108 claims
- Ketoconazole98 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate64 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate63 claims
- Mupirocin41 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate39 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $881.46
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Pinnacle Dermatology SCMartinsburg, WV
- Skin Surgery Center PAGalax, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nelson E. Velazquez among 46 dermatology physician records in West Virginia
Nelson E. Velazquez, DO is one of 46 dermatology physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 46 dermatology physician records in West Virginia.
All 46 in West Virginia → Every provider in Beckley → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sandra Marshall, MDHuntington, WV 257051669413670
- Vincent AdamsHuntington, WV 257011548750912
- Soham Chaudhari, D.OHuntington, WV 257011700265576
- Shane Cook, M.D.Huntington, WV 257011942694971
- Jacob Kilgore, MDHuntington, WV 257011164163895
- Susan Touma, MDHuntington, WV 257011578532271
- Charles Yarbrough, MDHuntington, WV 257011356331508
- Elaine Young, MDHuntington, WV 257011376528356
Common questions
What is Nelson E. Velazquez, DO's NPI number?
Nelson E. Velazquez, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730189747, issued on Aug 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson E. Velazquez, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 94 Brookshire Lane, Beckley, WV, 25801. Phone: (304) 252-2673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson E. Velazquez, DO's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 1500, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nelson E. Velazquez, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelson E. Velazquez, DO had 773 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nelson E. Velazquez, DO's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.