Dr. Christopher David Velez, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 437
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 310
- Part D claims, 2024
- 435
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Practice phone
- Call (617) 726-2000
- 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. Christopher David Velez is a gastroenterologist in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Velez practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.
Dr. Velez's NPI, 1831487537, was assigned on July 14, 2011. Dr. Velez graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Velez holds Massachusetts license 280979.
- NPI
- 1831487537NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9739309931
- NPI enumeration date
- July 14, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (617) 726-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher David Velez practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Velez's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital, at 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 726-2000.
- Massachusetts General Hospital55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 · Suffolk CountyPhone(617) 726-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher David Velez is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Velez's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dr. Velez is also affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. The medical group on file is Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). Dmand AI also links Dr. Velez to 3 more hospitals, 1 community health center and 1 medical group, 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. Christopher David 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 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher David Velez is one of 597 gastroenterologists in Massachusetts
Gastroenterology is Dr. Velez's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Velez is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, MassachusettsPrimary
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Velez
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher David Velez billed Medicare for 437 services in 2024
CMS data shows 437 Medicare services from Dr. Velez across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 310 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,325 for them.
Dr. Velez's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1342024: 16221%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 732024: 11963%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1212024: 8629%
- Other services
- 2023: 632024: 7011%
Where Dr. Velez's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4410%
- In a facility39390%
Dr. Velez compared with the Massachusetts median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Velez
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 437vs 51916% below
- Medicare patients
- 310vs 34310% below
- Part D claims
- 283vs 3006% below
Medians across 583 gastroenterologists in Massachusetts 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. Christopher David Velez treated 310 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 310 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Velez in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 125 patients. 68% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, 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 67, with 58% women.
Dr. Velez's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Velez's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women21469%
- Men9631%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Velez's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol68%
- High blood pressure65%
- Arthritis54%
- Anxiety47%
- Mood disorders44%
- Depression38%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Osteoporosis26%
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 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher David Velez wrote 435 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Velez wrote 435 Medicare Part D claims for 173 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 283 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $49,734 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 197 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Velez's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic345 claims79%
- Brand-name and other90 claims21%
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
- Antibiotics4%18 of 435 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1972024: 28344%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
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. Christopher David Velez ranks in the 77th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Velez accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Velez as offering telehealth. CMS counts 101 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Velez, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Velez ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 77th percentile101 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 66th percentile56 procedures
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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher David Velez has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Velez, published from 2021 to 2023. Dr. Velez's most frequent co-authors are Trevor Alan Davis, MD and Braden Kuo, MD.
Dr. Velez's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Velez
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher David Velez received $1,512 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Velez from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $446. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,750 in 2021.
General payments to Dr. Velez by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Velez by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,36991%
- Gifts$1439%
Companies that paid Dr. Velez the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher David Velez graduated from New York University School of Medicine
Dr. Velez graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher David 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher David Velez's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher David Velez's NPI number is 1831487537. It was assigned on July 14, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher David Velez?
Dr. Christopher David Velez is a gastroenterologist in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Christopher David Velez practice?
Dr. Velez practices at 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114. Dr. Velez's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dmand AI also links Dr. Velez to 3 hospitals, 1 community health center and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Christopher David Velez's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Velez is (617) 726-2000.
What is Dr. Christopher David Velez's medical license number?
Dr. Velez holds Massachusetts license 280979.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher David Velez affiliated with?
Dr. Velez practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Velez is also affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Velez to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher David Velez part of?
Dr. Velez is linked to Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). Dmand AI links Dr. Velez to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Christopher David Velez accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Velez billed Medicare for 437 services in 2024, and Dr. Velez accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher David Velez offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Velez as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher David Velez see?
CMS counts 310 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Velez in 2024, with an average age of 70.
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What services does Dr. Christopher David Velez bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Velez's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), medicare service (G0500) and surgery: digestive system (43239).
Where did Dr. Christopher David Velez go to medical school?
Dr. Velez graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher David Velez prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Velez's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gavilyte-G, Gabapentin and Omeprazole.
Has Dr. Christopher David Velez received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,512 in general payments to Dr. Velez from 8 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher David Velez been practicing?
Dr. Velez graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher David Velez do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Velez, published from 2021 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Christopher David Velez publish with?
Dr. Velez's most frequent co-authors are Trevor Alan Davis, MD (1 shared paper) and Braden Kuo, MD (1 shared paper).
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