What is Nelson Velazquez's specialty?

Nelson Velazquez (NPI 1730189747) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Beckley, WV.

Where does Nelson Velazquez practice?

Nelson Velazquez practices in Beckley, WV, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1730189747.

How much does Medicare pay Nelson Velazquez?

Nelson Velazquez (NPI 1730189747) received approximately $166K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 336 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730189747

Nelson VelazquezDO

PRACTICEBECKLEY DERMATOLOGY INC.See all providers at this practice →

DermatologyBeckley, WVI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

496

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

569

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$145K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 40 Dermatology providers in WV — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,256).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

666

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$763K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

13.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Triamcinolone Acetonide108 claims

Ketoconazole98 claims

Clobetasol Propionate64 claims

Clindamycin Phosphate63 claims

Mupirocin41 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.8

Quality

19.5

Cost

79.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

88.0

Payment adjustment

0.62%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$881

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$799

Education$83

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$799

Education$83

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nelson Velazquez'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Bryan Caskey Physician Assistant · Beckley, WV	150	363
Alexander Epperly Physician Assistant · South Charleston, WV	65	147
Corey Greene Physician Assistant · Chapmanville, WV	48	94
BLUEFIELD HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	18	34
Vishnu Patel Internal Medicine · Princeton, WV	16	59
Bharat Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Beckley, WV	16	23
Stephen Blaydes Ophthalmology · Bluefield, WV	14	19
CAULEY, JAMES	12	44
Barry Vaught Neurology · Crab Orchard, WV	12	23
Alan Lintala Diagnostic Radiology · Beckley, WV	11	14
MIRZA, ABDUL	11	30

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.

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