Dr. Raul E Velez , DC
Chiropractor • Lowell, MA
154 Merrimack St
Lowell, MA 018521718
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
-
NPI assigned on November 15, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
-
Published CMS data list 233 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
-
Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 98940 — Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 1-2 spinal regions: 145 service units.
- 98941 — Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 3-4 spinal regions: 88 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
-
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Chiropractor in Massachusetts (2024, 611 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 438. Middle half: 237 to 776.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
-
Medicare Part B services went from 316 in 2020 to 233 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
154 Merrimack St
Lowell, MA 018521718
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1989
What Public CMS Data Show
Chiropractor: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
25 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $8,037 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $6,291 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
Years since graduation
37 years (graduated 1989)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1989 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
2006
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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. Velez 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.
Compared with the same specialty in Lowell and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Chiropractor in Massachusetts (2024, 611 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 438. Middle half: 237 to 776.
Too few clinicians listed under Chiropractor in Lowell have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Chiropractor in Massachusetts (2024, 611 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,093. Middle half: $9,207 to $30,311.
Too few clinicians listed under Chiropractor in Lowell have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Chiropractor in Massachusetts (2024, 611 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,195. Middle half: $6,428 to $21,793.
Too few clinicians listed under Chiropractor in Lowell have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
14 active clinicians are listed under Chiropractor with a practice address in Lowell, MA (1,577 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Lowell
0% of these 14 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
21.4% of these 14 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.
-
Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 26% from 316 in 2020 to 233 in 2024.
- 2020: 316
- 2021: 444
- 2022: 419
- 2023: 448
- 2024: 233
-
Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 27% from $11,083 in 2020 to $8,037 in 2024.
- 2020: $11,083
- 2021: $16,265
- 2022: $14,996
- 2023: $15,026
- 2024: $8,037
-
Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 23% from $8,118 in 2020 to $6,291 in 2024.
- 2020: $8,118
- 2021: $12,492
- 2022: $11,059
- 2023: $11,408
- 2024: $6,291
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
Text: T-MedInfo · Report an error.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
98940
Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 1-2 spinal regions
|
145 | 19 | $64.86 | $29.61 |
|
98941
Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 3-4 spinal regions
|
88 | 14 | $78.00 | $42.54 |
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.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-11-08NUCC Taxonomy Code: 111N00000X
A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CHIROPRACTIC
I20040319001071
MA
8325938442
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Recorded as RAUL VELEZ, DC
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 154 MERRIMACK ST, LOWELL, MA 018521718 (Tel: 9784525807)
Registered at 154 MERRIMACK ST, LOWELL, MA 018521718 (Tel: 9784525807)
Recorded as RAUL VELEZ, D.C.
Chiropractor (license number reported to NPPES: MA 1540)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Chiropractors in Lowell
Healthcare providers in LowellMailing Address
154 Merrimack St
Lowell, MA 018521718
Phone: 9784525807