Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Boston, MA
Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1992158547, issued on Jul 19, 2016. Check the license (Massachusetts 268008, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 268008 MA
86500 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2100 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02124
- Phone
- (617) 296-4000
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211220000617); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 268008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
349 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Carvedilol15 claims
- Clopidogrel13 claims
- Eliquis11 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: $41.43
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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
- Southeastern Hospitalist Services PCWalterboro, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco, MD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,320 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 2,320 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco, MD's NPI number?
Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992158547, issued on Jul 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA, 02124. Phone: (617) 296-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 268008, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth Yolanda Romero Velasco, MD had 349 Medicare Part D claims for 136 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.