Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 41
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 29
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,132
- Industry payments
- $20,515
- Affiliated sites
- 1
- Practice address
- Carr 190 8 Sabana Abajo, Carolina, PR 00983-7401
- Practice phone
- Call (787) 789-1996
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Salus Guaynabo - Carolina (Carr 190)
Multi-specialty group site · Carolina, Puerto Rico
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Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago is a neurologist in Caguas, Puerto Rico
Dr. Velez Lago practices at Salus Guaynabo - Carolina (Carr 190) in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Dr. Velez Lago's NPI, 1902002777, was assigned on June 26, 2007. Dr. Velez Lago graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Velez Lago holds Puerto Rico license 17106.
- NPI
- 1902002777NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7517136062
- NPI enumeration date
- June 26, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (787) 789-1996
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago practices in Carolina and Caguas
Dr. Velez Lago's primary practice is Salus Guaynabo - Carolina (Carr 190), at Carr 190 8 Sabana Abajo, Carolina, PR 00983-7401. The practice phone is (787) 789-1996. The NPI Registry lists Dr. Velez Lago's practice address as Ave Luis Munoz Marin 100, Caguas, PR 00725.
- Salus Guaynabo - Carolina (Carr 190)PrimaryCarr 190 8 Sabana Abajo, Carolina, PR 00983-7401Phone(787) 789-1996
- NPI Registry addressAve Luis Munoz Marin 100, Caguas, PR 00725Phone(787) 961-4696
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Velez Lago's primary practice is Salus Guaynabo - Carolina (Carr 190) in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The medical group on file is Salus Guaynabo.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Velez Lago practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Salus Guaynabo - Carolina (Carr 190) | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago is one of 98 neurologists in Puerto Rico
Neurology is Dr. Velez Lago's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Velez Lago is licensed in Puerto Rico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, Puerto RicoPrimary
Neurologists near Dr. Velez Lago
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago billed Medicare for 41 services in 2024
CMS data shows 41 Medicare services from Dr. Velez Lago across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 29 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,326 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Velez Lago's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 692024: 4141%
Dr. Velez Lago compared with the Puerto Rico median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Velez Lago
- Puerto Rico median
- Medicare services
- 41vs 4611% below
- Medicare patients
- 29vs 329% below
- Part D claims
- 2,017vs 2,29912% below
Medians across 103 neurologists in Puerto Rico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Velez Lago'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. Frances Marie Velez Lago treated 29 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 29 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Velez Lago in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 14 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Velez Lago's median patient age at 75, with 0% women.
Dr. Velez Lago's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Velez Lago's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1448%
- Men1552%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Velez Lago's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes69%
- Parkinson's disease48%
- Arthritis41%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Velez Lago's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women0%
- Men100%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago wrote 2,132 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Velez Lago wrote 2,132 Medicare Part D claims for 336 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,017 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $572,098 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,836 claims across 31 drugs.
Dr. Velez Lago's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,896 claims89%
- Brand-name236 claims11%
Dr. Velez Lago'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 Lago's Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over4%84 of 2,132 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: 1,8362024: 2,01710%
Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 31 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
How Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago takes part in Medicare
Dr. Velez Lago accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago received $20,515 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 117 general payments to Dr. Velez Lago from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $11,095.
General payments to Dr. Velez Lago by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Velez Lago by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$11,60557%
- Food and beverage$4,37221%
- Honoraria$3,70018%
- Travel and lodging$7314%
- Other$1061%
Companies that paid Dr. Velez Lago 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. Frances Marie Velez Lago graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Dr. Velez Lago graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2005.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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) |
| 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. Frances Marie Velez Lago's NPI number?
Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago's NPI number is 1902002777. It was assigned on June 26, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago?
Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago is a neurologist in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago practice?
Dr. Velez Lago practices at Carr 190 8 Sabana Abajo, Carolina, PR 00983-7401. Dr. Velez Lago also practices at Ave Luis Munoz Marin 100, Caguas, PR 00725. Dr. Velez Lago's primary practice is Salus Guaynabo - Carolina (Carr 190) in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
What is Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Velez Lago is (787) 789-1996.
What is Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago's medical license number?
Dr. Velez Lago holds Puerto Rico license 17106.
What medical group is Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago part of?
Dr. Velez Lago is linked to Salus Guaynabo.
Does Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Velez Lago billed Medicare for 41 services in 2024, and Dr. Velez Lago accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago see?
CMS counts 29 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Velez Lago in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Velez Lago's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago go to medical school?
Dr. Velez Lago graduated from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2005.
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What drugs does Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Velez Lago's most prescribed drugs by claims were Donepezil HCl, Carbidopa-Levodopa and Memantine HCl.
Has Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $20,515 in general payments to Dr. Velez Lago from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Frances Marie Velez Lago been practicing?
Dr. Velez Lago graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
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