What is Juan Carlos Velez's specialty?

Juan Carlos Velez (NPI 1982712840) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in New Orleans, LA.

Where does Juan Carlos Velez practice?

Juan Carlos Velez practices in New Orleans, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982712840.

How much does Medicare pay Juan Carlos Velez?

Juan Carlos Velez (NPI 1982712840) received approximately $31K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 141 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982712840

Juan Carlos VelezMD

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NephrologyNew Orleans, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

174

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

254

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$21K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 153 Nephrology providers in LA — bottom quintile (cohort median 787).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

550

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$322K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Empagliflozin41 claims

Canagliflozin37 claims

Calcitriol34 claims

Amlodipine Besylate32 claims

Dapagliflozin Propanediol31 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$62K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$55K

Travel and Lodging$6K

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$55K

Travel and Lodging$6K

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Juan Carlos 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). 28 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	195	1,094
Bhavna Bhasin-Chhabra Nephrology · Scottsdale, AZ	68	130
James Ravenel Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	54	161
NPI 1457469306	31	71
Stephen Schabel Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	31	67
David Gregg Cardiology · Charleston, SC	27	57
Charleston County Government Ambulance Service Provider · North Charleston, SC	26	53
Rachel Sturdivant Nephrology · Charleston, SC	25	85
Philip Costello Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	23	53
ACKERMAN, SUSAN	22	50
NPI 1285742221	20	42
Michael Ullian Nephrology · Charleston, SC	19	45

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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