Paul Kristan Valestra, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Ridgewood, NJ
Paul Kristan Valestra, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1528471448, issued on Jun 9, 2014. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA10819600, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Kristan Valestra
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 25MA10819600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 E Ridgewood Ave Ste 303, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
- Phone
- (201) 689-7755
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 689-0521
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200824000014); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1200 E Ridgewood Ave Ste 303
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Suraj Shah, DOHospitalist Physician1336638071
Verify Paul Kristan Valestra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA10819600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,811 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta320 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa225 claims
- Prednisone163 claims
- Montelukast Sodium138 claims
- Azelastine Hcl133 claims
- Azithromycin78 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $611.16
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Valley Physician Services PCHoboken, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Kristan Valestra among 509 pulmonary disease physician records in New Jersey
Paul Kristan Valestra, M.D. is one of 509 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% 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 83% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1998 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 509 pulmonary disease physician records in New Jersey.
All 509 in New Jersey → Every provider in Ridgewood → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Barasch, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501700866001
- Michael Bogart, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501285130989
- Wanda Choy, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501730187352
- Tsz Keung EngRidgewood, NJ 074501336609783
- Nader Mahmood, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501396906913
- Joseph Mathew, MDRidgewood, NJ 074501285883355
- Yukiko OeRidgewood, NJ 074501992020069
- Sahar Rabiei-SamaniRidgewood, NJ 074501275995284
Common questions
What is Paul Kristan Valestra, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Kristan Valestra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528471448, issued on Jun 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Kristan Valestra, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 E Ridgewood Ave Ste 303, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450. Phone: (201) 689-7755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Kristan Valestra, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA10819600, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Kristan Valestra, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Kristan Valestra, M.D. had 1,811 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Kristan Valestra, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.7 of 100. 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.