Valerie J. Baldes, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Cody, WY
Valerie J. Baldes, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cody, Wyoming, and NPI 1962553578, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (Wyoming 7876A, as entered in NPPES) on the Wyoming Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie J. Baldes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 7876A WY
MD297800 ME
MD00043851 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 424 Yellowstone Ave Ste 230, Cody, WY 82414
- Phone
- (307) 578-2975
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Fax
- (307) 578-2979
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251219002299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie J. Baldes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWyoming Board of Medicine
Search for license 7876ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,569 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium350 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium283 claims
- Lisinopril158 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate134 claims
- Potassium Chloride112 claims
- Omeprazole111 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): 71.8 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Powell Valley Health Care IncPowell, WY
- West Park Hospital DistrictCody, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie J. Baldes among 400 family medicine physician records in Wyoming
Valerie J. Baldes, MD is one of 400 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Wyoming. 80% 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 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2009 among the 229 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Wyoming practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cody
They are 13 of the 502 NPPES records with a practice address in Cody, and 400 family medicine physician records in Wyoming.
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Common questions
What is Valerie J. Baldes, MD's NPI number?
Valerie J. Baldes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962553578, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie J. Baldes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 424 Yellowstone Ave Ste 230, Cody, WY, 82414. Phone: (307) 578-2975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie J. Baldes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wyoming license number 7876A, as entered by the provider. Search the Wyoming Board of Medicine at https://wyomedboard.wyo.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Valerie J. Baldes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie J. Baldes, MD had 3,569 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valerie J. Baldes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 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.