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Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD

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(Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD)

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Specializes in: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Creighton University School of Medicine

1513 S Grand Avenue Suite 250
Los Angeles, CA 90015

(213) 747-5542

Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD is an obstetrician and gynecologist in Downey, CA specializing in obstetrics & gynecology. She graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine. Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, PIH Health and St. Francis Medical Center.

Office Locations

PIH Health

11500 Brookshire Avenue
Downey, CA 90241

(562) 904-5211

(562) 904-5489

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Dignity Health

1513 S Grand Avenue Suite 250
Los Angeles, CA 90015

(213) 747-5542

(213) 342-3431

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Dignity Health

3680 E Imperial Highway Suite 215
Lynwood, CA 90262

(310) 608-4884

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St. Francis Medical Center

8077 Florence Avenue Suite 112
Downey, CA 90240

(562) 904-6031

(562) 904-6033

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In The News

“In July 1999, Dr. Penelope Velasco, then 28, began training at King/Drew to become an obstetrician/gynecologist.”—"How whole departments fail a hospital's patients", Los Angeles Times, December 2004

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	42

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2014

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2014

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD.

**Gender**
Female	16
Male	0

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Hispanic	4
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	7
65 to 74	0

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD From 2012 - 2014

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD treated were hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	14
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital. She is certified by the Board Certification: Obstetrics & Gynecology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine

Residency: Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Penelope Velasco, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

PIH Health

St. Francis Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Covidien Sales LLC	$365 LigaSure $365
AbbVie, Inc.	$261 Orilissa $261
HOLOGIC INC	$176 Myosure $176
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$159 GARDASIL9 $80	GARDASIL $78
Duchesnay USA Incorporated	$131 Diclegis $131
Other	$336 Da Vinci Surgical System $101	Myrbetriq $52	NEXPLANON $37	SYMPHION $29	DOC BAND $27	Other $90

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,391
Education	$28
Travel and Lodging	$8

Biography

Dr. Penelope Velasco's specialty is obstetrics & gynecology. Dr. Velasco is affiliated with St. Francis Medical Center, California Hospital Medical Center, and PIH Health. She graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine. For her residency, Dr. Velasco trained at Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. According to Dignity Health, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Velasco's office in Lynwood, CA.