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Karen J Rodriguez-Velazquez, DPM

Individual provider Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · NPI 1477812485

Karen J Rodriguez-Velazquez, DPM practises Podiatry in Richmond Heights, Ohio. Graduated from Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with Elevate Foot and Ankle Inc, a 5-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Ohio.

Years since qualifying
14
Trained at
Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine
Licensed in
OH
In the registry since
2012
What do these letters mean?
DPM — Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
A foot and ankle physician and surgeon.

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Practice location Address checks out

27100 Chardon Rd
Richmond Heights, OH 44143-1116
Phone: (440) 585-4821
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Specialties & licences

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist (primary) Taxonomy 213ES0103X · Licence DPM TRAINING CERT (OH)

Record details

NPI number1477812485
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials DPM
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedMay 10, 2012
Last updated in NPPESJanuary 13, 2021
Certification dateJanuary 13, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPODIATRY
Medical schoolKENT STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice Elevate Foot And Ankle Inc — 5 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal or shaving of skin growth 114 times · 86th percentile
Removal of nail tissue 215 times · 75th percentile
Removal of tissue 26 times · 72nd percentile
Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients209
Services billed 732 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age77

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $357 12 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Elevate Foot and Ankle Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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