What is Rafael Velez's specialty?

Rafael Velez (NPI 1659354157) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in San German, PR.

Where does Rafael Velez practice?

Rafael Velez practices in San German, PR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659354157.

How much does Medicare pay Rafael Velez?

Rafael Velez (NPI 1659354157) received approximately $7K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 53 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659354157

Rafael VelezM.D.

DermatologySan German, PRI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$5K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 73 Dermatology providers in PR — below median (cohort median 219).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,452

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Betamethasone/Propylene Glyc383 claims

Mupirocin317 claims

Clobetasol Propionate290 claims

Desonide265 claims

Mometasone Furoate252 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$237

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$237

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$237

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rafael Velez'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). 2 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOSPITAL DE LA CONCEPCION INC	16	30
Laboratorio Clinico Irizarry Guasch Inc Clinical Laboratory · Mayaguez, PR	13	18

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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