Dr. Edison Velez

Overview

Dr. Edison Velez, MD, is a General Practice specialist in Lajas, Puerto Rico. He attended and graduated from medical school in 1983, having over 41 years of diverse experience, especially in General Practice. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Hospital De La Concepcion. Dr. Edison Velez accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (787) 899-5209 to request Dr. Edison Velez the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Edison Velez

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Preventive Medicine / Public Health & General Preventive Medicine click for detail Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing the health of communities and defined populations. These practitioners combine population-based public health skills with knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention-oriented clinical practice in a wide variety of settings.	10834	Puerto Rico

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Hospital De La Concepcion	San Germán, Puerto Rico	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Church

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Sunday, July 8, 2007. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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