Dr. Eric Joel Velazquez, MD

Dr. Velazquez practices at Northside Hospital Duluth in Duluth, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital.

Dr. Velazquez's NPI, 1417272477, was assigned on April 2, 2010. Dr. Velazquez holds Georgia license 90057.

Dr. Velazquez's primary practice is Northside Hospital Duluth, at 3620 Howell Ferry Road, Duluth, GA 30096 in Gwinnett County. The practice phone is (678) 312-1000.

Dr. Velazquez's primary practice is Northside Hospital Duluth in Duluth, Georgia, part of Northside Hospital. Dr. Velazquez is also affiliated with Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. The medical group on file is Longstreet Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Velazquez to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Velazquez practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Velazquez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Velazquez's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 92 Medicare services from Dr. Velazquez across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 19 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,220 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 19 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Velazquez in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 68% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Velazquez's median patient age at 44, with 87% women.

In 2024, Dr. Velazquez wrote 94 Medicare Part D claims for 21 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 50 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $281 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 76 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Velazquez for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Velazquez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Velazquez as offering telehealth. CMS counts 14 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Velazquez, more than 45% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 105 general payments to Dr. Velazquez from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $1,977.