What is Brenda Velasco's specialty?

Brenda Velasco (NPI 1548422405) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Philadelphia, PA.

Where does Brenda Velasco practice?

Brenda Velasco practices in Philadelphia, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1548422405.

How much does Medicare pay Brenda Velasco?

Brenda Velasco (NPI 1548422405) received approximately $183K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 463 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1548422405

Brenda VelascoMD

GastroenterologyPhiladelphia, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

680

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,150

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$166K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 771 Gastroenterology providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 585).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,699

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$292K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium383 claims

Omeprazole317 claims

Famotidine314 claims

Dicyclomine Hcl132 claims

Dexlansoprazole59 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.2

Quality

62.3

Cost

74.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.26%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$472

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$472

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$472

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brenda Velasco's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 39 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	75	188
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	58	127
Robert Singer Cardiology · Voorhees, NJ	53	149
Gary Wnek Anesthesiology · Camden, NJ	44	51
Paul Lograsso Pathology · Mount Holly, NJ	37	67
APPLE, JERRY	31	70
Michael Farner Diagnostic Radiology · Turnersville, NJ	27	58
KRAMER, NEIL	27	85
Steven Silver Cardiology · Haddon Heights, NJ	25	93
Mark Delaurentis Diagnostic Radiology · Voorhees, NJ	23	64
Jason Palermo Cardiology · Voorhees, NJ	23	64
Jamil Mohsin Nuclear Medicine · Voorhees, NJ	23	58

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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