Dr. Eric Joel Velazquez , MD
Surgery โข Gainesville, GA
725 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Se
Gainesville, GA 305013834
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NPI assigned on April 2, 2010; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 92 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- G2211 โ Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 17 service units.
- 80061 โ Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides): 16 service units.
- 82306 โ Vitamin d-3 level: 16 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 50 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Omeprazole โ 20 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ondansetron Hcl โ 19 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Gainesville, GA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 216. Middle half: 149 to 432.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 91 to 334.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 161 in 2019 to 92 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2019โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
725 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Se
Gainesville, GA 305013834
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 8 distinct additional practice-address records in Braselton, GA; Duluth, GA; Gainesville, GA and 2 more. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Northeast Georgia Community Physicians Llc; The Longstreet Clinic, Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2002
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
19 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,274 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,220 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
80 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$281 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $995.65 across 11 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $608.13 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $387.52 across 9 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.: $812.58 across 6 records.
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $108.26 across 1 record.
- Insulet Corporation: $38.06 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
24 years (graduated 2002)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2002 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2010
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Velazquez has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Velazquez as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Gainesville and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Gainesville, GA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 216. Middle half: 149 to 432.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 91 to 334.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Gainesville, GA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $42,873. Middle half: $19,041 to $83,193.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,014. Middle half: $10,160 to $43,695.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Gainesville, GA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $32,633. Middle half: $13,982 to $64,524.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,476. Middle half: $7,533 to $33,252.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Gainesville, GA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 102. Middle half: 54 to 234.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 530 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 84. Middle half: 38 to 176.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Gainesville, GA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $434. Middle half: $223 to $6,106.
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 530 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $544. Middle half: $169 to $2,182.
27 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Gainesville, GA (991 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Gainesville
22.2% of these 27 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66.7% of these 27 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 43% from 161 in 2019 to 92 in 2024.
- 2019: 161
- 2020: 67
- 2021: 48
- 2022: 142
- 2024: 92
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 90% from $12,312 in 2019 to $1,274 in 2024.
- 2019: $12,312
- 2020: $5,823
- 2021: $4,529
- 2022: $4,384
- 2024: $1,274
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 87% from $9,409 in 2019 to $1,220 in 2024.
- 2019: $9,409
- 2020: $4,292
- 2021: $3,446
- 2022: $3,423
- 2024: $1,220
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 24% from 66 in 2020 to 50 in 2024.
- 2020: 66
- 2021: 44
- 2022: 79
- 2023: 76
- 2024: 50
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 14% from 70 in 2020 to 80 in 2024.
- 2020: 70
- 2021: 50
- 2022: 89
- 2023: 110
- 2024: 80
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 90% from $2,917 in 2020 to $281 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,917
- 2021: $274
- 2022: $556
- 2023: $424
- 2024: $281
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $605.50 in 2021 to $995.65 in 2025.
- 2021: $605.50
- 2022: $389.02
- 2023: $3,527.56
- 2024: $2,860.45
- 2025: $995.65
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 11 records totaling $995.65.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Echelon Flex | General | $321.16 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Echelon Flex | General | $286.97 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Echelon Flex | General | $146.44 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $108.26 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Echelon Flex | General | $30.01 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Echelon Flex | General | $24.43 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GVOKE HYPOPEN | General | $22.23 |
| Insulet Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Omnipod | General | $19.72 |
| Insulet Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Omnipod | General | $18.34 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Pico 14 | General | $14.52 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Echelon Flex | General | $3.57 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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17 | 12 | $60.00 | $15.60 |
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80061
Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
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16 | 13 | $85.00 | $12.56 |
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82306
Vitamin d-3 level
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16 | 13 | $130.00 | $27.78 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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15 | 11 | $37.33 | $8.09 |
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80053
Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
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15 | 12 | $65.00 | $9.88 |
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85025
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count
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13 | 12 | $45.00 | $7.21 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 20 | 1,500 | $197.60 | 15 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 19 | 106 | $72.42 | 14 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 11 | 12 | $11.30 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-07-11NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20210927002623
GA
1355511874
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Longstreet Clinic, Pc
725 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Se, Gainesville, GA 305013834
Phone: 7705336511
Northeast Georgia Community Physicians Llc
725 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Se, Gainesville, GA 305013834
Phone: 7702975700
Secondary Practice Locations
1120 Peachtree Industrial Blvd
Suwanee, GA 300242322
Phone: 6782074620
1270 Friendship Rd.
Braselton, GA 305175608
Phone: 6782074070
743 Spring St Ne
Gainesville, GA 305013715
Phone: 7705340110
1400 River Pl
Braselton, GA 305175600
Phone: 7705340110
1000 Medical Center Blvd
Lawrenceville, GA 300467694
Phone: 7705340110
3620 Howell Ferry Rd
Duluth, GA 300963178
Phone: 7705340110
1945 Beverly Rd
Gainesville, GA 305012034
Phone: 7705340110
1524 River Pl Ste 100
Braselton, GA 305175614
Phone: 7705340110
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 725 JESSE JEWELL PKWY SE, GAINESVILLE, GA 305013834 (Tel: 7053400110)
Registered at PO BOX 658, GAINESVILLE, GA 305030658 (Tel: 7707181122)
Recorded as ERIC VELAZQUEZ, M.D.
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3401 N BROAD ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191405103 (Tel: 2157073133)
Registered at 2450 W HUNTING PARK AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191291302 (Tel: 2157073133)
Recorded as ERIC VELAZQUEZ RIVERA, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: PA MD459573)
Registered at 3401 N BROAD ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191405103 (Tel: 2157073133)
Registered at 2450 W HUNTING PARK AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191291302 (Tel: 2157073133)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2934 N ELM ST, LUMBERTON, NC 283582981 (Tel: 9107390022)
Registered at 3401 N BROAD ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191405103 (Tel: 9102723051)
Recorded as ERIC VELAZQUEZ RIVERA, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: PA MD459573)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Gainesville
- Dr. Nikita Machado, MD
- Dr. Derek Pendarvis, MD
- Dr. Edward Foxhall, MD
- Dr. Michael Stolz, MD
- Dr. Priscilla Strom, MD
- Dr. Geary Bush, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 658
Gainesville, GA 305030658