Valeria E. Duarte, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Valeria E. Duarte, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1295041663, issued on Aug 24, 2010. Check the license (Texas S2017, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valeria E. Duarte
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- S2017 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6550 Fannin St Ste 1901, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 441-1100
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191120000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valeria E. Duarte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S2017Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
450 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium43 claims
- Torsemide43 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate34 claims
- Entresto30 claims
- Losartan Potassium28 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 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: $772.14
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valeria E. Duarte among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Valeria E. Duarte, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Valeria E. Duarte, M.D.'s NPI number?
Valeria E. Duarte, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295041663, issued on Aug 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valeria E. Duarte, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St Ste 1901, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valeria E. Duarte, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S2017, 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 Valeria E. Duarte, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valeria E. Duarte, M.D. had 450 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.