Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez, MD
General Practice Physician · Castaner, PR
Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Castaner, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1922066711, issued on May 2, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 16157, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 16157 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Road 135, KM. 64.2, Castaner, PR 00631
- Phone
- (787) 829-5010
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 829-2913
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060302000566); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Road 135, KM. 64.2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 16157Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024
10,665 Medicare Part D claims for 359 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium508 claims
- Gabapentin423 claims
- Metformin Hcl405 claims
- Losartan Potassium347 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium341 claims
- Simvastatin321 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.
Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 general practice physician records list a practice address in Castaner
They are 2 of the 12 NPPES records with a practice address in Castaner, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
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Common questions
What is Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922066711, issued on May 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Road 135, KM. 64.2, Castaner, PR, 00631. Phone: (787) 829-5010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 16157, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo R. Lopez-Velez, MD had 10,665 Medicare Part D claims for 359 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.