Reuben Valentin, MD
Nephrology Physician · Brownsville, TX
Reuben Valentin, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1407037484, issued on Nov 19, 2007. Check the license (Texas N6741, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Reuben Valentin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- N6741 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 350 N Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78521
- Phone
- (956) 542-3472
- Enumerated
- Nov 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2022
- Fax
- (956) 546-3112
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100916000575); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Reuben Valentin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N6741Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,715 Medicare Part D claims for 571 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Bumetanide254 claims
- Auryxia186 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate180 claims
- Veltassa161 claims
- Farxiga153 claims
- Carvedilol129 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: $1,309.71
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vifor Pharma, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- South Texas Kidney Specialists, P.A.McAllen, TX
- Southern Texas Nephrology PLLCBrownsville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Reuben Valentin among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Reuben Valentin, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Brownsville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Subramaniam Anandasivam, MD PABrownsville, TX 785211972560522
- Daniel Malasko, MDBrownsville, TX 785201437118981
- Preston Ukoli, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261962627026
- Mourad Alsabbagh, MDEdinburg, TX 785391124240890
- Ricardo Baltodano, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031376705244
- Angelito De Dios, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031902823974
- Kotthegal Eshwar, MDMcAllen, TX 785031831198654
- Juan Guardia, MDMcAllen, TX 785031407855224
Common questions
What is Reuben Valentin, MD's NPI number?
Reuben Valentin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407037484, issued on Nov 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Reuben Valentin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 N Expressway, Brownsville, TX, 78521. Phone: (956) 542-3472. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Reuben Valentin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N6741, 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 Reuben Valentin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Reuben Valentin, MD had 2,715 Medicare Part D claims for 571 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.