Wilfredo Crespo-Velez, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Wilfredo Crespo-Velez, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1952408585, issued on Sep 17, 2006. Check the license (Texas S5346, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wilfredo Crespo-Velez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- S5346 TX
4301097707 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1224 3RD St Ste 1, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
- Phone
- (361) 854-0201
- Enumerated
- Sep 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (888) 465-1315
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200309000333); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1224 3RD St Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michail Magarakis, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1710273578
Verify Wilfredo Crespo-Velez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S5346Check 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 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $206.77
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Getinge USA Sales, LLC. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Laredo Physicians GroupLaredo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Wilfredo Crespo-Velez, MD's NPI number?
Wilfredo Crespo-Velez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952408585, issued on Sep 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wilfredo Crespo-Velez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1224 3RD St Ste 1, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 854-0201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wilfredo Crespo-Velez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S5346, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wilfredo Crespo-Velez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wilfredo Crespo-Velez, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.