What is Ariel Velasco's specialty?

Ariel Velasco (NPI 1851361703) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Houston, TX.

Where does Ariel Velasco practice?

Ariel Velasco practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1851361703.

How much does Medicare pay Ariel Velasco?

Ariel Velasco (NPI 1851361703) received approximately $185K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 449 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1851361703

Ariel VelascoM.D.

PRACTICEHOUSTON NEPHROLOGY GROUP, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

NephrologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

755

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,745

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$168K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 883 Nephrology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,432).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,533

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$515K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Calcitriol651 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol254 claims

Losartan Potassium183 claims

Amlodipine Besylate124 claims

Terazosin Hcl114 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$253

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$253

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$253

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ariel 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). 95 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	190	1,133
Vijayaprakash Sreenarasimhaiah Nephrology · Houston, TX	149	788
NPI 1255335535	104	887
Stephen Parven Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	87	461
Supratik Moulik Diagnostic Radiology · Missouri City, TX	69	272
METHODIST HEALTH CENTERS	65	214
Nowice Trexler Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	61	185
City Of Houston Ambulance Service Provider · Houston, TX	60	222
Stanley Lim Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	45	121
Minh Tran Pulmonary Disease · Houston, TX	42	532
Su Chang Cardiology · Houston, TX	42	168
Akram Shakhashiro Infectious Disease · Houston, TX	39	298

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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