Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 254
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 141
- Part D claims, 2024
- 705
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $98,912
- Practice address
- 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Practice phone
- Call (504) 842-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez is a nephrologist in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Velez practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.
Dr. Velez's NPI, 1982712840, was assigned on August 29, 2006. Dr. Velez holds Louisiana license 303702.
- NPI
- 1982712840NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0941239776
- NPI enumeration date
- August 29, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (504) 842-3000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Velez's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 842-3000.
- Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 · Jefferson ParishPhone(504) 842-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Velez's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Velez is also affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Velez to 3 more hospitals and 1 dialysis center, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Velez practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez is one of 196 nephrologists in Louisiana
Nephrology is Dr. Velez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Dr. Velez's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, LouisianaPrimary
- South Carolina license
Nephrologists near Dr. Velez
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez billed Medicare for 254 services in 2024
CMS data shows 254 Medicare services from Dr. Velez across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 141 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,638 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Velez compared with the Louisiana median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Velez
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 254vs 61659% below
- Medicare patients
- 141vs 21233% below
- Part D claims
- 550vs 76928% below
Medians across 192 nephrologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Velez's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez treated 141 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 141 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Velez in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 53 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Velez's median patient age at 74, with 50% women.
Dr. Velez's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Velez's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7251%
- Men6949%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Velez's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes57%
- Heart failure48%
- Arthritis47%
- Ischemic heart disease40%
- Mood disorders37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Velez's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez wrote 705 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Velez wrote 705 Medicare Part D claims for 145 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 550 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $321,862 in total drug cost.
Dr. Velez's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic519 claims74%
- Brand-name186 claims26%
Dr. Velez's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Velez's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics3%19 of 705 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Velez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Velez as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez received $98,912 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 59 general payments to Dr. Velez from 8 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. paid the most, $93,770.
General payments to Dr. Velez by program year, 2024 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Velez by kind, 2024 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$85,64087%
- Travel and lodging$9,0539%
- Consulting fees$2,1002%
- Food and beverage$2,0952%
- Education$250%
Companies that paid Dr. Velez the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez's NPI number?
Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez's NPI number is 1982712840. It was assigned on August 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez?
Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez is a nephrologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez practice?
Dr. Velez practices at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121. Dr. Velez's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Velez to 3 hospitals and 1 dialysis center.
What is Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Velez is (504) 842-3000.
What is Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez's medical license number?
Dr. Velez holds Louisiana license 303702, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Velez in Louisiana and South Carolina.
Which hospitals is Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez affiliated with?
Dr. Velez practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Velez is also affiliated with Slidell Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Velez to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez part of?
Dr. Velez is linked to Ochsner Health.
Does Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Velez billed Medicare for 254 services in 2024, and Dr. Velez accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Velez as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez see?
CMS counts 141 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Velez in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Velez's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
What drugs does Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Velez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Jardiance, Invokana and Calcitriol.
Has Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $98,912 in general payments to Dr. Velez from 8 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
How long has Dr. Juan Carlos Q. Velez been practicing?
Dr. Velez graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
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