Desi R. Valentine, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Desi R. Valentine, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1255630067, issued on Mar 18, 2011. Check the license (Louisiana MD.206774, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Desi R. Valentine
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.206774 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
- Phone
- (225) 387-0851
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 383-8477
- Medicaid ID
- 2151941 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141022000963); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Desi R. Valentine in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.206774Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,412 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate117 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium100 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate72 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium50 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium46 claims
- Ozempic44 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $185.23
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Desi R. Valentine among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Desi R. Valentine, M.D. is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
154 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
They are 154 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Desi R. Valentine, M.D.'s NPI number?
Desi R. Valentine, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255630067, issued on Mar 18, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Desi R. Valentine, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 North Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70806. Phone: (225) 387-0851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Desi R. Valentine, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.206774, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Desi R. Valentine, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Desi R. Valentine, M.D. had 1,412 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Desi R. Valentine, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.