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Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA

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Specializes in: Uveitis and Ocular Immunology and Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

190 Groton Road Suite 240
Ayer, MA 01432

(978) 772-4000

Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA is an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA specializing in uveitis and ocular immunology and vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous).

Office Locations

190 Groton Road Suite 240
Ayer, MA 01432

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In The News

“Updated: Jul. 07, 2024, 9:09 a.m. | Published: Jul. 07, 2024, 5:55 a.m. Dr. Gisela Velez, owner of Central Mass Retina and Uveitis Center, was named woman-owned business of the year for...”—"Some call this bilingual eye doctor a hero. She says she's doing her job", Mass Live, July 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

diagnostic B-scan

eye procedures

intraocular injection

intravitreal drug injection

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

ophthalmic ultrasound

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA performed more diagnostic B-scan, eye procedures, intraocular injection, intravitreal drug injection, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for B-scan, diagnostic B-scan, diagnostic imaging, fundus photography, and ophthalmic ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

intravitreal drug injection

intravitreal injection

In 2012, Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA had a list price for intravitreal drug injection, and intravitreal injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	21
doctor visit	643
eye procedures	3415
injections	1271
photocoagulation	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	22
doctor visit	812
eye procedures	3984
injections	1271
photocoagulation	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	16
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	116
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	32
doctor visit	297
eye procedures	5501
injections	1415
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	13
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	130
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	18
doctor visit	255
eye procedures	5780
injections	1592
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	568

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	774
Black	22
Hispanic	98
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	252
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	22
doctor visit	135
eye procedures	6373
injections	1754
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	0
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	113
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	33
doctor visit	96
eye procedures	6871
injections	1875
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	398
Black	16
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	118
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	46
doctor visit	718
eye procedures	6810
injections	2025
ultrasound (sonogram)	46

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	19
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	119
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	52
doctor visit	1362
evoked potential test	23
eye procedures	4985
injections	1836
ultrasound (sonogram)	52

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	17
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	115
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	43
doctor visit	112
evoked potential test	23
eye procedures	8182
injections	1560
ultrasound (sonogram)	64

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	651

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1016
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	411
85 and over	201
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	45
doctor visit	131
eye procedures	9819
injections	1600
ultrasound (sonogram)	250

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	507
Female	704

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1093
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	461
85 and over	210
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA during 2022 were eye procedures, injections and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1172
eye procedures	8341
injections	1455
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	473
Female	640

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1008
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	369
From 75 to 84	476
85 and over	194
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated as an ocular immunologist in Ayer, MA were eye procedures, injections, ultrasound (sonogram) and diagnostic imaging.

diagnostic imaging	33
doctor visit	521
evoked potential test	23
eye procedures	6369
injections	1604
photocoagulation	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	52

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	569
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	50
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	229
85 and over	142
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	223

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Education & Training

She has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$10,923 OZURDEX $9,209	LUMIGAN $29	ACZONE $5	$1,680
Allergan, Inc.	$2,065 OZURDEX $1,875	DURYSTA $190
Genentech USA, Inc.	$1,762 LUCENTIS $1,409	VABYSMO $33	$321
AbbVie Inc.	$746 DURYSTA $630	OZURDEX $116
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$334 BEOVU $88	Travatan Z $28	XIIDRA $21	$197
Other	$2,387 ACTHAR $345	EYLEA aflibercept injection $312	Humira $254	Cimerli $135	VitreoretinalEquipment $105	Other $1,237

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$8,372
Consulting Fee	$6,875
Travel and Lodging	$2,709
Education	$216
Gift	$45

Research Payments

Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA has received 87 research payments totaling $51,865.

Biography

Dr. Gisela Velez is a vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous) and uveitis and ocular immunology specialist in Ayer, MA. She is a graduate of New York University (NYU) School of Medicine.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA From 2012 - 2022

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