Michael Shawn Valdez, M.D.
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician · Riverside, CA
Michael Shawn Valdez, M.D. is an addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1205923224, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (California G79406, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Shawn Valdez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician 2083A0300X
- License number
- G79406 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2743 Orange St, Riverside, CA 92501
- Phone
- (800) 300-7326
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Shawn Valdez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G79406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician in 2024
594 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 420 among the 224 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate41 claims
- Trazodone Hcl35 claims
- Gabapentin28 claims
- Clonidine Hcl23 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate19 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.
Michael Shawn Valdez among 50 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in California
Michael Shawn Valdez, M.D. is one of 50 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 78% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 12% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2083A0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 50 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in California.
All 50 in California → Every provider in Riverside → Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Ruh, M.D.Riverside, CA 925011902929193
- Cabrina BlaylockNuevo, CA 925671376389858
- Kunal Doshi, MDSan Bernardino, CA 924151114594777
- Rafik Saleh, MD, MPHRialto, CA 923761144725854
- Claire Nelson, M.D.Redlands, CA 923731447447776
- Ralph Clark, M.D.Loma Linda, CA 923571336317239
- Adley Dason, M.DLoma Linda, CA 923541609224369
- Evaggelos Mitrevolis, MDAliso Viejo, CA 926561154632990
Common questions
What is Michael Shawn Valdez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Shawn Valdez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205923224, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Shawn Valdez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2743 Orange St, Riverside, CA, 92501. Phone: (800) 300-7326. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Shawn Valdez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G79406, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Shawn Valdez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Shawn Valdez, M.D. had 594 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (preventive medicine) physician prescribers was 420. 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.