Hugo Arturo Valdes, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Hammond, LA
Hugo Arturo Valdes, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hammond, Louisiana, and NPI 1336184274, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.13174R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hugo Arturo Valdes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD.13174R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1902 S Morrison Blvd, Hammond, LA 70403
- Phone
- (985) 230-5800
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2022
- Fax
- (985) 230-5859
- Medicaid ID
- 1554839 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100201000765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1902 S Morrison Blvd
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Verify Hugo Arturo Valdes 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.13174RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,834 Medicare Part D claims for 737 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 180 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium525 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate450 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium346 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium333 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium295 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate292 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: $152.85
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Oaks Physician Group LLCHammond, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hugo Arturo Valdes among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Hugo Arturo Valdes, 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hammond
They are 22 of the 1,766 NPPES records with a practice address in Hammond, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Hugo Arturo Valdes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hugo Arturo Valdes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336184274, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hugo Arturo Valdes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1902 S Morrison Blvd, Hammond, LA, 70403. Phone: (985) 230-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hugo Arturo Valdes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.13174R, 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 Hugo Arturo Valdes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hugo Arturo Valdes, M.D. had 11,834 Medicare Part D claims for 737 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.