2026 NPPES data Family Nurse Practitioner NPI 1831842830 APRN
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Joshua Valera, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner in Henderson, Nevada. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers — including 209,817 in Family Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration — see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 250 beneficiaries · Family Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$283.96
16 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Joshua Valera, APRN filed 1,698 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Family Nurse Practitioner in Henderson, Nevada, prescribing 83% generic.

2K
Part D claims, 2023
83%
generic prescribing
$283.96
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Joshua Valera, APRN's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

1,698 Top 18% higher than 82% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). This entry sits in this band. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

What does the federal data show about Joshua Valera, APRN?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 01/31/2022

NPI 1831842830

Primary specialty

Family Nurse Practitioner

High-volume

209,817 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,698 39% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,222

Specialty distribution in Nevada

How Family Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Nevada providers

Nevada providers

Largest specialties in Nevada (% of in-state providers)

Personal Care Attendant — 25.1%Personal Care Attendant25.1%Behavior Technician — 6.3%Behavior Technician6.3%Rehabilitation Practitioner — 5.6%Rehabilitation Practitioner5.6%Behavior Analyst — 4.7%Behavior Analyst4.7%Chore Provider — 4.5%Chore Provider4.5%Mental Health Counselor — 2.6%Mental Health Counselor2.6%Family Nurse Practitioner — 2%Family Nurse Practitioner2%
Largest specialties in Nevada (% of in-state providers)

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Family Nurse Practitioner (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Family Nurse Practitioner ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Family Nurse Practitioner) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Family Nurse Practitioner) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Joshua Valera, APRN appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Nurse Practitioner provider holding APRN credentials at 2645 W HORIZON RIDGE PKWY STE 120, Henderson, NV, 89052, with a listed phone of (702) 790-2211. NPI 1831842830 was issued on 01/31/2022. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Valera most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,698 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 250 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $175K in drug spend, split 16% brand-name and 83% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Family Nurse Practitioner is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 209,817 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,222 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

2645 W HORIZON RIDGE PKWY STE 120
Henderson, NV 89052

Provider Details

NPI 1831842830
Specialty Family Nurse Practitioner
Credentials APRN
Gender Male
NPI Issued 01/31/2022

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Joshua Valera, APRN bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Sagebrush Medical Center LLC
Las Vegas, NV

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Joshua Valera, APRN. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$284

Largest payer

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Joshua Valera, APRN — brand share 16.0%
Family Nurse Practitioner average

16% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 1,698 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

1,698
Total Claims
$175K
Total Drug Cost
250
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
3,430
Total Day Supply
99,213
Brand vs Generic
16% brand / 83% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$148K
Generic Drug Cost
$26K
Antibiotic Claims
58

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.44
Gender Split
58% female / 42% male
Age Distribution
<65: 33, 65-74: 140, 75-84: 60, 85+: 17

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Joshua Valera, APRN prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
124
Metformin Hcl
69
Levothyroxine Sodium
63
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
56
Zolpidem Tartrate
46
Lisinopril
43
Losartan Potassium
42
Fluticasone Propionate
40
Amlodipine Besylate
34
Gabapentin
33

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Family Nurse Practitioner Overview

How Joshua Valera, APRN fits within the Family Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.

209,817
Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
56
States with Family Nurse Practitioner
1,222
Avg Claims per Provider

Joshua Valera, APRN's 1,698 claims are above the specialty average of 1,222.

Nearby Family Nurse Practitioner Providers in Nevada

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Nevada, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Valera.

Compare Family Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry — providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Nevada medical board — federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Family Nurse Practitioner peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Joshua Valera, APRN's specialty?
Joshua Valera, APRN specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner and practices in Henderson, Nevada. Credentials: APRN.
How much does Joshua Valera, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Joshua Valera, APRN wrote 1,698 Medicare Part D claims totaling $175K in drug costs for 250 beneficiaries.
Where is Joshua Valera, APRN located?
Joshua Valera, APRN is located at 2645 W HORIZON RIDGE PKWY STE 120, Henderson, NV, 89052. Phone: (702) 790-2211.
What is Joshua Valera, APRN's NPI number?
Joshua Valera, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831842830, issued on 01/31/2022.
Does Joshua Valera, APRN prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Joshua Valera, APRN's prescribing is 16% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $148K in brand drug costs.
How many Family Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US?
There are 209,817 Family Nurse Practitioner providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,222 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Joshua Valera, APRN prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Joshua Valera, APRN's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Metformin Hcl, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Joshua Valera, APRN accept Medicare?
Joshua Valera, APRN appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,698 Part D claims and 250 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joshua Valera, APRN's credentials?
Joshua Valera, APRN's NPI is 1831842830 with credentials APRN. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.