Nicholas Valente, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Rochester, NY
Nicholas Valente, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1578983698, issued on Apr 17, 2014. Check the license (New York 298894, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Valente
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 298894 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642
- Phone
- (585) 275-5321
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200102001702); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Valente in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 298894Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 58 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. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam39 claims
- Celecoxib30 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $812.33
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, 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.
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
- University Orthopaedic Associates OF RochesterRochester, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Valente among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
Nicholas Valente, M.D. is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2014, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% 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 New York 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 New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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- Richard Lewis, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421487677522
- Sandeep Mannava, MD, PHDRochester, NY 146421104118033
- Susan McDowell, MDRochester, NY 146421750549143
- David Quinzi, M.DRochester, NY 146421225560378
- Randy Rosier, M.D.Rochester, NY 146421669412524
Common questions
What is Nicholas Valente, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Valente, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578983698, issued on Apr 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Valente, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14642. Phone: (585) 275-5321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Valente, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 298894, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Valente, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Valente, M.D. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Valente, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.