Active NPI 1922043587 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Cesar A Velez , MD

General Practice • Los Angeles, CA

Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Cesar Velez, MD is a certified General Practice practicing in Los Angeles, CA. With approximately 41 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1985, Dr. Velez delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1411 W SUNSET BLVD.

Dr. Velez does not directly accept Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1411 W Sunset Blvd
Suite 203

Los Angeles, CA 900263431

Telephone 2134828313

Fax 2134817383

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Edgardo M Capitulo Md Inc Facility NPI 1780736553

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1985

Medicare Assignment

Not Specified

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for General Practice in Los Angeles, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

41 Yrs +7.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 33.5 Yrs

State Avg: 31.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

208 Specialists

Practicing in Los Angeles, CA (2300 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

7.7% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

34.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Velez (41 Years) 41 Yrs

Los Angeles Specialty Average (33.5 Years) 33.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	525	128	$144.00	$93.64
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	181	90	$30.00	$8.65
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	134	86	$233.00	$131.65
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	122	56	$50.00	$44.13
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	108	37	$5.00	$0.66
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	86	13	$5.00	$0.11
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	86	43	$20.00	$15.01
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	63	54	$60.00	$55.69
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	34	34	$200.00	$133.22
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	18	16	$80.00	$65.09
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	17	14	$5.00	$0.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	479	132	$118.57	$77.79
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	183	103	$21.53	$7.21
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	130	86	$198.30	$130.91
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	116	13	$5.00	$0.12
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	101	33	$5.00	$0.52
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	97	50	$50.00	$43.63
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	92	50	$20.00	$14.91
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	73	58	$60.00	$54.71
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	57	57	$200.00	$133.34
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	20	15	$80.00	$63.03
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	20	17	$5.00	$0.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	354	137	$128.19	$111.68
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	144	100	$5.00	$2.96
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	140	82	$88.61	$82.72
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	111	48	$5.00	$0.53
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	99	58	$20.00	$15.23
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	78	40	$50.00	$43.42
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	75	61	$60.00	$55.90
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	68	11	$5.00	$0.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	53	43	$54.91	$38.43
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	22	20	$80.00	$66.90
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	15	12	$5.00	$3.44

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	701	193	$122.57	$108.53
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	231	134	$5.00	$3.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	192	106	$82.14	$77.67
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	126	45	$4.84	$0.48
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	93	59	$20.00	$15.11
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	75	46	$50.00	$43.90
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	73	59	$60.00	$56.08
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	40	28	$5.00	$3.28
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	28	20	$74.29	$60.01
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	22	19	$5.00	$3.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,164	207	$108.88	$62.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	576	179	$152.18	$93.05
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	292	165	$8.96	$2.98
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	197	99	$45.43	$15.14
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	172	82	$19.30	$3.21
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	121	56	$1.85	$0.53
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	110	42	$12.36	$0.56
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	104	81	$118.65	$56.57
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	91	25	$1.48	$0.12
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	88	56	$94.55	$43.81
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	50	16	$169.00	$106.02
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	45	45	$25.33	$19.58
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	44	44	$50.00	$18.96
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	39	37	$70.05	$48.00
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	34	25	$9.12	$3.43
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	31	28	$19.19	$9.62
94640 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production	26	24	$55.00	$19.82
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	25	18	$145.80	$64.51
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	22	20	$150.00	$74.83
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	20	18	$400.00	$201.68
76700 Ultrasound of abdomen	18	18	$340.00	$133.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	905	222	$115.00	$76.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	847	239	$180.00	$112.51
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	799	138	$20.00	$3.21
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	522	223	$10.00	$2.94
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	467	160	$49.94	$17.54
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	296	85	$13.99	$0.56
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	293	102	$1.00	$0.49
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	275	52	$1.00	$0.11
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	123	76	$10.00	$3.41
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	117	33	$169.00	$105.12
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	100	74	$160.00	$55.75
94640 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production	75	47	$55.00	$19.85
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	69	69	$50.00	$18.58
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	69	48	$120.00	$43.56
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	67	43	$175.00	$55.76
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	56	45	$20.18	$10.57
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	54	39	$150.00	$74.60
76700 Ultrasound of abdomen	53	48	$322.64	$130.48
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	53	39	$400.00	$201.60
Q2035 Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (afluria)	36	36	$30.00	$17.88
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	33	33	$30.00	$18.65
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	32	26	$48.44	$18.00
J0690 Injection, cefazolin sodium, 500 mg	31	14	$5.00	$0.77
J1940 Injection, furosemide, up to 20 mg	21	15	$30.00	$0.74
76872 Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum	20	19	$348.00	$137.47
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	20	20	$400.00	$219.33
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	17	17	$84.00	$46.52
J1580 Injection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg	17	15	$15.00	$1.66
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	15	15	$125.00	$48.84
76770 Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	15	14	$365.60	$115.00
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	13	12	$375.00	$187.94
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	12	11	$330.00	$124.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	2,206	310	$180.00	$106.06
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	1,113	169	$20.00	$3.21
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	692	282	$10.00	$2.94
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	656	209	$50.00	$20.85
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	444	110	$15.81	$0.61
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	410	123	$1.00	$0.57
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	353	68	$1.00	$0.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	188	123	$115.00	$71.92
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	145	85	$10.00	$3.41
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	107	43	$169.00	$99.72
94640 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production	95	69	$55.00	$19.70
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	88	75	$160.00	$53.24
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	84	56	$120.00	$41.79
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	82	80	$50.00	$23.13
Q2037 Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (fluvirin)	82	80	$30.00	$17.34
76700 Ultrasound of abdomen	65	62	$329.54	$126.47
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	60	48	$400.00	$175.65
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	59	42	$175.00	$55.19
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	59	48	$150.00	$70.61
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	57	47	$50.00	$16.95
J1580 Injection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg	46	34	$15.00	$1.46
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	46	37	$20.00	$11.75
J0690 Injection, cefazolin sodium, 500 mg	28	13	$5.00	$0.85
76873 Ultrasound of prostate	24	24	$400.00	$176.81
76770 Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	20	18	$366.60	$110.62
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	19	18	$300.00	$211.06
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	19	19	$330.00	$121.55
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	19	17	$144.74	$46.91
J1940 Injection, furosemide, up to 20 mg	19	13	$30.00	$0.90
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	16	$84.00	$43.85
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$120.00	$117.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	2,059	324	$180.00	$104.67
82962 Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument	1,047	169	$20.00	$3.15
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	643	295	$10.00	$2.94
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	562	191	$50.00	$25.71
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	383	127	$1.00	$0.66
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	335	95	$14.75	$0.64
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	186	68	$169.00	$98.95
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	143	108	$160.00	$52.67
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	138	80	$10.00	$3.43
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	128	90	$150.00	$69.38
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	127	88	$400.00	$177.85
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	109	83	$115.00	$71.37
94640 Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production	101	63	$55.00	$19.00
Q2037 Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (fluvirin)	101	100	$30.00	$17.34
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	100	99	$50.00	$28.74
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	95	95	$300.00	$165.17
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	93	65	$120.00	$40.86
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	75	47	$1.00	$0.12
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	71	61	$50.00	$16.77
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	71	44	$175.00	$55.21
76700 Ultrasound of abdomen	70	66	$318.86	$124.41
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	39	14	$118.00	$68.48
76873 Ultrasound of prostate	36	36	$400.00	$172.46
J0690 Injection, cefazolin sodium, 500 mg	34	16	$5.00	$0.85
J1580 Injection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg	34	28	$15.00	$1.51
J1940 Injection, furosemide, up to 20 mg	30	22	$30.00	$1.04
83036 Hemoglobin A1C level	27	24	$20.00	$13.05
76770 Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	23	22	$366.78	$111.27
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	21	21	$300.00	$231.64
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	19	18	$342.11	$170.44
76856 Complete ultrasound scan of pelvis	17	16	$350.00	$95.36
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	16	16	$142.00	$73.54
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	16	13	$140.63	$46.34
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	16	16	$350.00	$264.93
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	14	14	$330.00	$119.54
76641 Complete ultrasound scan of 1 breast	12	12	$245.00	$109.31

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

General Practice Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X

State License CA A53490

A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00A534900 (CA)

Medicaid State Provider ID

00A534901 (CA)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

2 Associated Practitioners

Elizabeth Velez , NP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1063107464

Nurse Practitioner

Rebeca Cuatro , FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1558601799

Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 1411 W SUNSET BLVD, SUITE 203, LOS ANGELES, CA 900263431 (Tel: 2134828313)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at 1411 W SUNSET BLVD, SUITE 203, LOS ANGELES, CA 900263431 (Tel: 2134828313)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as CESAR VELEZ, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

General Practice (License #A53490 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 18, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1922043587

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 18, 2006

Last Update: July 08, 2007

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1411 W Sunset Blvd, Suite 203

Los Angeles, CA 900263431

Phone: 2134828313

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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