Ginger Lester Valentine, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Metairie, LA
Ginger Lester Valentine, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1356389589, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana AP04920, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ginger Lester Valentine
- Credential
- CRNA
- Primary taxonomy
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
- License numbers
- AP04920 LA
RN103000 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3510 N Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA 70002
- Phone
- (504) 779-5515
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230912002621); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3510 N Causeway Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ginger Lester Valentine in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP04920Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $22.86
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 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.
5 hospitals and group practices
- Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison, AR · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Midwest Anesthesia Providers SCSaint Peters, MO
- Northstar Anesthesia OF Missouri LLCJoplin, MO
- Smso Anesthesia, LLCMonroe, LA
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.
Ginger Lester Valentine among 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Louisiana
Ginger Lester Valentine, CRNA is one of 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2011 among the 1,412 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
186 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Metairie
They are 186 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Louisiana.
All 1,819 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Ginger Lester Valentine, CRNA's NPI number?
Ginger Lester Valentine, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356389589, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ginger Lester Valentine, CRNA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3510 N Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70002. Phone: (504) 779-5515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ginger Lester Valentine, CRNA's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP04920, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Ginger Lester Valentine, CRNA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.6 of 100. 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.