Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,527 | 14 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $683.23 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | $197.79 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | $160.44 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $144.42 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | $136.14 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| EKOS Corporation | $60.15 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $19.93 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $550.49 | 4 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($406.07) |
| 2022 | $410.42 | 3 | Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. ($160.44) |
| 2021 | $138.34 | 2 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($118.41) |
| 2019 | $333.93 | 2 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. ($197.79) |
| 2018 | $93.92 | 3 | EKOS Corporation ($60.15) |
All Payment Transactions
14 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $144.42 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.61 | General |
| Category: General - Embolics_PI | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EMBOLD Fibered (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.20 | General |
| Category: Embold_PI | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EMBOLD Fibered (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.26 | General |
| Category: Embold_PI | ||||||
| 09/13/2022 | Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | INTERVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $160.44 | General |
| Category: INFX-8000C | ||||||
| 03/30/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Vascular Intervention (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.98 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 03/03/2022 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | ALPHAVAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 05/05/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | THERASPHERE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.41 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 03/24/2021 | Cook Medical LLC | Neff (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.93 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 10/29/2019 | BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | LUTONIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.14 | General |
| Category: PERIPHERAL VASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/22/2019 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | OPTION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $197.79 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/05/2018 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | GENERAL EMBOLICS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.03 | General |
| Category: EMBOLICS | ||||||
| 10/03/2018 | EKOS Corporation | EKOSONIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.15 | General |
| Category: PERIPHERAL VASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/24/2018 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | FATHOM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.74 | General |
| Category: GUIDEWIRES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 64 | 6,549 | 17,122 | $1.8M | $346,458 |
| 2022 | 68 | 6,904 | 19,527 | $1.8M | $356,459 |
| 2021 | 65 | 6,552 | 17,496 | $1.8M | $359,640 |
| 2020 | 64 | 6,582 | 16,402 | $1.5M | $298,227 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
343 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 14
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $121,656 | $27,831 | 22.9% |
| 32408 | Core needle biopsy of lung or center cavity of chest (mediastinum), accessed through skin | Office | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $119,106 | $25,776 | 21.6% |
| 32555 | Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 41 | 87 | $180,774 | $22,026 | 12.2% |
| 49083 | Drainage of fluid from abdominal cavity using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 29 | 84 | $82,488 | $18,535 | 22.5% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 99 | 99 | $84,645 | $17,519 | 20.7% |
| 71045 | X-ray of chest, 1 view | Facility | 2023 | 2,165 | 2,502 | $87,570 | $15,516 | 17.7% |
| 76536 | Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | Office | 2023 | 190 | 192 | $58,368 | $15,184 | 26.0% |
| 76700 | Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | Office | 2023 | 144 | 147 | $55,419 | $11,530 | 20.8% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 423 | 434 | $45,136 | $10,436 | 23.1% |
| 74174 | Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $60,622 | $10,124 | 16.7% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 102 | 109 | $50,794 | $9,405 | 18.5% |
| 77012 | Review by radiologist of ct guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 83 | 88 | $87,824 | $9,403 | 10.7% |
| 93975 | Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | Office | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $40,911 | $7,517 | 18.4% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 55 | 55 | $37,895 | $7,375 | 19.5% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $37,312 | $7,345 | 19.7% |
| 38222 | Biopsy and aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis | Office | 2023 | 50 | 52 | $27,196 | $6,819 | 25.1% |
| 75635 | Ct scan of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries with contrast | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $49,135 | $6,705 | 13.6% |
| 10030 | Drainage of fluid collection in soft tissue using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $28,608 | $5,975 | 20.9% |
| 36573 | Insertion of tube for infusion with imaging guidance and review by radiologist, patient 5 years or older | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $21,780 | $5,324 | 24.4% |
| 38505 | Needle biopsy or removal of surface lymph nodes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 40 | $13,320 | $5,274 | 39.6% |
| 74177 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 82 | 84 | $29,652 | $5,269 | 17.8% |
| 74176 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 78 | 78 | $26,286 | $4,478 | 17.0% |
| 76775 | Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | Office | 2023 | 108 | 108 | $33,066 | $4,463 | 13.5% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 98 | 101 | $51,108 | $4,397 | 8.6% |
| 71045 | X-ray of chest, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 107 | 218 | $16,990 | $4,168 | 24.5% |
About Dr. Jorge Velez, M.D
Dr. Jorge Velez, M.D is a Body Imaging healthcare provider based in San Antonio, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/22/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1083691810.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Jorge Velez, M.D has received a total of $1,527 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $550.49 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 14 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,527).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Velez has provided services to 26,587 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 70,547 services with total Medicare billing of $1.4M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 343 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Body Imaging
- Other Specialties Diagnostic Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology
- Location San Antonio, TX
- Active Since 12/22/2005
- Last Updated 04/07/2016
- Taxonomy Code 2085B0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1083691810
Products in Payments
- EMBOLD Fibered (Device) $268.46
- OPTION (Device) $197.79
- INTERVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY SYSTEM (Device) $160.44
- Indigo System (Device) $144.42
- LUTONIX (Device) $136.14
- ALPHAVAC (Device) $125.00
- General - Vascular Intervention (Device) $124.98
- THERASPHERE (Device) $118.41
- EKOSONIC (Device) $60.15
- Neff (Device) $19.93
- FATHOM (Device) $19.74
- GENERAL EMBOLICS (Device) $14.03
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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