Maria Jose Lopez Velasquez, MD
NPI 1003301706ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Boston, MA
Ophthalmology (MD) with Nielsen Eye Center, Inc., practicing in Boston, Massachusetts. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $106,715 for 666 claims, against $57,910 paid for services in 2024. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $384.30 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1003301706 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 25, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 9, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 9, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology Primary | 207W00000X | 1014156 | MA |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (MA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 370 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 565 across 32 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $57,910 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 666 · 925 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 310 |
| Total drug cost | $106,715 |
| Generic share | 57% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Ophthalmology |
Medical group
- Nielsen Eye Center, Inc.Quincy, MA · 12 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$384.30 · 10 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$448.29 · 11 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $171.62 | 2 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $98.13 | 3 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | $54.38 | 2 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $35.15 | 2 |
| Glaukos Corporation | $25.02 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$384.30 · 10 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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