Teresa Velez, NP
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Chicago, IL
Teresa Velez, NP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1346955341, issued on Jan 16, 2023. Check the license (Illinois 209026402, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Teresa Velez
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- 209026402 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8600 S Keeler Ave, Chicago, IL 60652
- Phone
- (773) 636-2899
- Enumerated
- Jan 16, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Teresa Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209026402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
1,869 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium121 claims
- Furosemide119 claims
- Potassium Chloride87 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate71 claims
- Eliquis68 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium64 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: $1,146.05
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 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.
Teresa Velez among 250 primary care nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Teresa Velez, NP is one of 250 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 70% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Illinois
There are 250 primary care nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
All 250 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Primary Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sylvia Coleman, AGPCNP-BCChicago, IL 606541205471083
- Racheal Feliz, FNP-BCChicago, IL 606551063097343
- Reem Zayad, APRNChicago, IL 606551487323754
- Elizabeth SchmelzleChicago, IL 606471801604012
- Peninah KamauChicago, IL 606601407680317
- Naomi Twigg, FNP-BC, RNChicago, IL 606601689203838
- Betsy Posby, APNChicago, IL 606611528428760
- Aneesha Taylor, FNPChicago, IL 606431497155998
Common questions
What is Teresa Velez, NP's NPI number?
Teresa Velez, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346955341, issued on Jan 16, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Teresa Velez, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8600 S Keeler Ave, Chicago, IL, 60652. Phone: (773) 636-2899. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Teresa Velez, NP's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209026402, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Teresa Velez, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Teresa Velez, NP had 1,869 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.