Fernando L. Vale, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Augusta, GA
Fernando L. Vale, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1710906052, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 81965, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando L. Vale
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 81965 GA
ME73991 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 15TH St, Augusta, GA 30912
- Phone
- (706) 721-8623
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 721-1459
- Medicaid ID
- 252949100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190215002657); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1120 15TH St
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Verify Fernando L. Vale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 81965Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 77.8 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: $14,946.94
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was LivaNova USA, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fernando L. Vale among 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia
Fernando L. Vale, MD is one of 219 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 153 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 219 in Georgia → Every provider in Augusta → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Muhammad Ali, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121194162834
- Abdulaziz Almubarak, MBBSAugusta, GA 309121710556576
- Walid Attia, M.B.B.CH., PH.D.Augusta, GA 309121760608202
- Hyunwoo Do, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121669601233
- Cole Giller, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121114954120
- Kenneth James, MDAugusta, GA 309121285258749
- Sarah Kavianpour, MD, SCMAugusta, GA 309121457843690
- Matthew Lee, MDAugusta, GA 309121871160598
Common questions
What is Fernando L. Vale, MD's NPI number?
Fernando L. Vale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710906052, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando L. Vale, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 15TH St, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (706) 721-8623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando L. Vale, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 81965, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Fernando L. Vale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando L. Vale, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Fernando L. Vale, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 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.