Ricardo J. Velazquez, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Ricardo J. Velazquez, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1831278928, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 11680, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo J. Velazquez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 11680 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 Goldring Ave Ste 203, Las Vegas, NV 89106
- Phone
- (702) 399-8808
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (702) 384-8807
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060209000725); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Ricardo J. Velazquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11680Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,290 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium489 claims
- Losartan Potassium316 claims
- Lisinopril277 claims
- Metformin Hcl271 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate249 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium197 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: $1,060.13
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Ricardo Velazquez MD PLLCLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
716 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Vegas
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Common questions
What is Ricardo J. Velazquez, MD's NPI number?
Ricardo J. Velazquez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831278928, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo J. Velazquez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 Goldring Ave Ste 203, Las Vegas, NV, 89106. Phone: (702) 399-8808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo J. Velazquez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 11680, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricardo J. Velazquez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo J. Velazquez, MD had 7,290 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.