NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mauricio Valdes, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Tempe, AZ

Mauricio Valdes, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Tempe, Arizona, and NPI 1396964516, issued on Apr 25, 2007. Check the license on the Arizona 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
1396964516
Name
Mauricio Valdes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
LP00427 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1492 S Mill Ave Ste 113, Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone
(602) 553-3113
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2007
Record last updated
May 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(602) 667-7991
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100927000946); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1492 S Mill Ave Ste 113

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

  1. Brandie Burckhard, NPNurse Practitioner1851935241
  2. Cristina Pecci, D.O.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1588041057
  3. Kelsey Staudinger, DOSurgery Physician1689133472
  4. Michael Sumko, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1992937189

Verify Mauricio Valdes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

319 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 147 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mauricio Valdes319
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Tizanidine Hcl88 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl58 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl50 claims
  4. Acetaminophen-Codeine23 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium22 claims
  6. Celecoxib20 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: $150.98

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mauricio Valdes$151
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Northern Arizona Healthcare CorporationFlagstaff, AZ

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

Mauricio Valdes among 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona

Mauricio Valdes, MD is one of 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 281 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adam Farber, MDTempe, AZ 852811508910944
  2. Michael Sumko, D.O.Tempe, AZ 852811992937189
  3. Douglas Clark, MDTempe, AZ 852821396892907
  4. Gary Busenkell, M.D.Tempe, AZ 852841033444070
  5. Larry Sanders, M.D.Chandler, AZ 852861396725958
  6. Vikram Mayuran, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852951568879773
  7. Rhett Griggs, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852661467520478
  8. Mark Allen, D.O.Gilbert, AZ 852971124339676

Common questions

What is Mauricio Valdes, MD's NPI number?

Mauricio Valdes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396964516, issued on Apr 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mauricio Valdes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1492 S Mill Ave Ste 113, Tempe, AZ, 85281. Phone: (602) 553-3113. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mauricio Valdes, MD's license?

Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mauricio Valdes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mauricio Valdes, MD had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.