Rene C. Velazco, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Rene C. Velazco, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1245257955, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rene C. Velazco
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 5137 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60640
- Phone
- (773) 334-3767
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (773) 334-4931
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5137 N Broadway St
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Verify Rene C. Velazco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
496 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Hydrochlorothiazide104 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate104 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate52 claims
- Losartan Potassium52 claims
- Potassium Chloride52 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.
Rene C. Velazco among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Rene C. Velazco, MD is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% 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, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Rene C. Velazco, MD's NPI number?
Rene C. Velazco, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245257955, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rene C. Velazco, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5137 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL, 60640. Phone: (773) 334-3767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rene C. Velazco, MD's license?
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 Rene C. Velazco, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rene C. Velazco, MD had 496 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.