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Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Adult Critical Care

National University of San Marcos (1996)

6720 Bertner Avenue Suite O-520
Houston, TX 77030

(832) 355-2666

Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD is a pulmonologist in Temple, TX specializing in adult pulmonology, cardiothoracic surgery and adult critical care. He graduated from National University of San Marcos in 1996 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD is affiliated with St. Luke's Health, Baylor Scott & White Health, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple and COGENT HEALTHCARE OF TEXAS PA.

Office Locations

Address:

2401 South 31st Street
Temple, TX 76508

Address:

6720 Bertner Avenue Suite O-520
Houston, TX 77030

bronchoscopy	16
catheterization	17
doctor visit	412
hospital care	167
inpatient care	167
pulmonary testing	12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	49
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	31
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	50
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

bronchoscopy	33
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	536
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184
minimally invasive procedures	9

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	32
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	304
hospital care	191
inpatient care	191

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	68
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	38
Less than 65	148

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

bronchoscopy	42
doctor visit	384
hospital care	169
inpatient care	169
minimally invasive procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	26
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	56
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

bronchoscopy	13
catheterization	12
doctor visit	326
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	25
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	43
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

bronchoscopy	10
doctor visit	373
hospital care	140
inpatient care	140

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	42
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	24
Less than 65	70

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

doctor visit	294
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	22
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	47
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

bronchoscopy	19
catheterization	11
doctor visit	213
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	21
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

catheterization	24
hospital care	532
inpatient care	532

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temple, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and catheterization.

bronchoscopy	22
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	355
hospital care	198
inpatient care	198
minimally invasive procedures	10
pulmonary testing	12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD.

**Gender**
Female	144
Male	140

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	36
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	211
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	21
75 to 84	81
Less than 65	65
65 to 74	116

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	21
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	13
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD graduated from National University of San Marcos in 1996. He completed residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center. He is certified by the Neurocritical Care- American Board of Internal Med/Neurocritical Care Pulmonary Disease- American Board of Internal Med/Pulmonary Disease Critical Care Medicine- American Board of Internal Med/Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: National University of San Marcos (1996)

Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center (2002)

Board Certification: Neurocritical Care- American Board of Internal Med/Neurocritical Care Pulmonary Disease- American Board of Internal Med/Pulmonary Disease Critical Care Medicine- American Board of Internal Med/Critical Care Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's Health

Baylor Scott & White Health

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple

COGENT HEALTHCARE OF TEXAS PA

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: BlueCross BlueShield ParPlan, Superior Health Plan, Humana PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, Humana ChoiceCare Network, CIGNA Open Access Plus In Network, CIGNA Choice Fund, CIGNA Open Access Plus, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice, WellCare, Aetna Choice POS II, Medicare Advantage, TriWest, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare Select Plus, United Healthcare Select, Humana HMO, United Healthcare Choice Plus, Blue Choice, United Healthcare Choice, TRICARE Prime, Guardian, TRICARE Extra, Aetna QPOS, United Healthcare Navigate, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Managed Choice, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Blue California, Aetna Select, United Healthcare Navigate Plus, Aetna HMO, Catalyst Health Group-Catalyst Health - Baylor Scott & White Preferred, Superior Health Plan-Wellcare by Allwell Patriot No Premium (HMO), Superior Health Plan-Wellcare No Premium Open (PPO), Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Individual/Family, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Individual/Family, Centivo Network-Centivo Network - Baylor Scott & White Preferred, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Extended PPO, Optum-Optum Behavioral Health, Superior Health Plan-Wellcare No Premium Rx Plus Open (PPO), Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network Premium (PPO)/ HDHP, Aetna-Health Network Only, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Group, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage HMO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network (SEQA & EQA), Superior Health Plan-Wellcare Specialty No Premium (HMO C-SNP), Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Access PPO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage PPO, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Pyco Industries Employee Plan, Aetna-Group Retiree Medicare PPO - Limited to Exxon/Mobil, Aetna-Open Access Select, Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Group, Aetna-Aetna Medicare Prime Plan (HMO), FirstCare Health Plans-CHIP, Aetna-Aetna Signature Administrators, Superior Health Plan-Wellcare TexanPlus No Premium (HMO), Aetna-Health Network Option, Aetna-Aetna Medicare Dual Complete Plan (HMO D-SNP), Aetna-Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO) and Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Individual/Family.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

BlueCross BlueShield ParPlan

Superior Health Plan

Humana PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

Humana ChoiceCare Network

CIGNA Open Access Plus In Network

CIGNA Choice Fund

CIGNA Open Access Plus

Aetna Open Access Managed Choice

Aetna Open Access Elect Choice

WellCare

Aetna Choice POS II

Medicare Advantage

TriWest

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare Select Plus

United Healthcare Select

Humana HMO

United Healthcare Choice Plus

Blue Choice

United Healthcare Choice

TRICARE Prime

Guardian

TRICARE Extra

Aetna QPOS

United Healthcare Navigate

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Managed Choice

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Blue California

Aetna Select

United Healthcare Navigate Plus

Aetna HMO

Catalyst Health Group-Catalyst Health - Baylor Scott & White Preferred

Superior Health Plan-Wellcare by Allwell Patriot No Premium (HMO)

Superior Health Plan-Wellcare No Premium Open (PPO)

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Individual/Family

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Individual/Family

Centivo Network-Centivo Network - Baylor Scott & White Preferred

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Extended PPO

Optum-Optum Behavioral Health

Superior Health Plan-Wellcare No Premium Rx Plus Open (PPO)

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus PPO-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network Premium (PPO)/ HDHP

Aetna-Health Network Only

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Group

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage HMO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSWH Employee Network (SEQA & EQA)

Superior Health Plan-Wellcare Specialty No Premium (HMO C-SNP)

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Access PPO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW SeniorCare Advantage PPO

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-Pyco Industries Employee Plan

Aetna-Group Retiree Medicare PPO - Limited to Exxon/Mobil

Aetna-Open Access Select

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Plus HMO-Group

Aetna-Aetna Medicare Prime Plan (HMO)

FirstCare Health Plans-CHIP

Aetna-Aetna Signature Administrators

Superior Health Plan-Wellcare TexanPlus No Premium (HMO)

Aetna-Health Network Option

Aetna-Aetna Medicare Dual Complete Plan (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna-Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)

Baylor Scott & White Health Plan-BSW Premier HMO-Individual/Family

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jorge Francisco Velazco, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
CVRx, Inc.	$185 Barostim Neo System $185
Abbott Laboratories	$171 THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $105	2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE $42	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device $25
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$136 $136
Ceribell, Inc.	$75 Ceribell Rapid Response EEG $75
ABIOMED	$34 Impella $34
Other	$50 ACTHAR $22	NON-PRODUCT $14	$14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$638
Education	$14

Biography

Dr. Jorge Velazco's medical specialty is adult critical care, cardiothoracic surgery, and adult pulmonology. He accepts United Healthcare Navigate, Blue California, and Humana ChoiceCare Network, in addition to other insurance carriers. He is a graduate of National University of San Marcos. Dr. Velazco's professional affiliations include Baylor Scott & White Health and St. Luke's Health. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Temple, TX.