NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Francisco Antonio Valedon, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC

Francisco Antonio Valedon, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1689661100, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200200823, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689661100
Name
Francisco Antonio Valedon
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
200200823 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1867 Remount RD, Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone
(704) 854-8799
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(704) 854-8803
Medicaid IDs
891316C NC
N00823 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100215000370); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1989
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1867 Remount RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Warwick Aiken, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1972599751
  2. Abimbola Akanji, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1598778946
  3. Katherine Barton, NP-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1902356256
  4. Sailatha Bathula, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1144251398
  5. Alexandra Esposito, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1679905160
  6. Jacqueline Folks, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356337091

Verify Francisco Antonio Valedon in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

16,091 Medicare Part D claims for 895 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 973 claims were for opioids.

  1. Francisco Valedon16,091
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate582 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium567 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium541 claims
  4. Gabapentin531 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium404 claims
  6. Lisinopril386 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $222.57

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Francisco Valedon$222.57
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC
  2. Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Francisco Antonio Valedon among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Francisco Antonio Valedon, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

70 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gastonia

They are 70 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Warwick Aiken, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541972599751
  2. Olufolarin Ajao, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541528059920
  3. Alan Clark, MDGastonia, NC 280541427044155
  4. Jacqueline Folks, MDGastonia, NC 280541356337091
  5. Gary Gammon, MDGastonia, NC 280541427044163
  6. Shawnya Gore, MDGastonia, NC 280541043206782
  7. Catherine Hoffman, MDGastonia, NC 280541215908561
  8. Radwan Ibrahim, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541497740682

Common questions

What is Francisco Antonio Valedon, M.D.'s NPI number?

Francisco Antonio Valedon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689661100, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Francisco Antonio Valedon, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1867 Remount RD, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 854-8799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Francisco Antonio Valedon, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200200823, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Francisco Antonio Valedon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Francisco Antonio Valedon, M.D. had 16,091 Medicare Part D claims for 895 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.