John Paul Velasco, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Shelton, CTNPI 1861712309
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Medtronic accounts for 85.8% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,275 and has fallen 93.5% since, to $147 in 2025. Among diagnostic radiology clinicians in CT with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 26 payments — averaging $110.84 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$2K
- Terumo Medical Corporation$147
- Genentech USA, Inc.$139
- GSK$98
- Cook Medical LLC$26
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,51353%
- Food & beverage$1,36847%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 22 | $2,472 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $147 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $139 |
| GSK | 1 | $98 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $26 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty$1,427
- Azur CX Detachable$147
- HydroPearl$147
- TR Band$147
- ANGIO-SEAL$147
How this compares
$2,882 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 491 diagnostic radiology providers in Connecticut.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other diagnostic radiology in Shelton
- Frank MeleShelton$44K
- Sarah StewartShelton$27K
- Thomas DibartholomeoShelton$9K
- Leslie ScouttNew Haven$507K
- Andrew ColucciNorwalk$269K
- David MadoffNew Haven$222K
- David GruenStamford$137K
- Ammar AnbariNorth Franklin$68K
- Julius ChapiroNew Haven$58K
- John LewinNew Haven$56K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.