NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Valdez

Psychiatry Physician · Round Rock, TX

Karen Valdez is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Round Rock, Texas, and NPI 1477719789, issued on Aug 6, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q8377, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas 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
1477719789
Name
Karen Valdez
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
Q8377 TX
OS014991 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
425 University Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78665
Phone
(512) 509-0200
Enumerated
Aug 6, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(512) 509-0285
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160531001275); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 2005
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 425 University Blvd

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

  1. Martha Abreu-Macomber, MDPediatrics Physician1609847235
  2. Shema Ahmad, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1316118300
  3. Mary Avena, NP-CNurse Practitioner1457006942
  4. Michael Aycock, D.OPsychiatry Physician1205121050
  5. Sohail Azadi, MDPediatrics Physician1154414688
  6. Lynn Azuma, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1295782043

Verify Karen Valdez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

4,501 Medicare Part D claims for 591 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Karen Valdez4,501
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl368 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl350 claims
  3. Lamotrigine302 claims
  4. Escitalopram Oxalate297 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl293 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl274 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: $46.12

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lundbeck LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karen Valdez$46.12
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX

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

Karen Valdez among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Karen Valdez is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Aycock, D.ORound Rock, TX 786651205121050
  2. Deepak Davidson, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651245599794
  3. Krishna Kambhampati, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651750387122
  4. Joanne Sotelo, M.D.Round Rock, TX 786651922117357
  5. John Troutner, MDRound Rock, TX 786651023195385
  6. Melissa Valdez, MD, PHDRound Rock, TX 786651891822599
  7. Nargis AliRound Rock, TX 786641083974943
  8. Madeline Bos, MDRound Rock, TX 786641720669914

Common questions

What is Karen Valdez's NPI number?

Karen Valdez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477719789, issued on Aug 6, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Valdez located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 University Blvd, Round Rock, TX, 78665. Phone: (512) 509-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Valdez's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q8377, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karen Valdez prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Valdez had 4,501 Medicare Part D claims for 591 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.