NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Valerie Balser, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Lima, OH

Valerie Balser, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Lima, Ohio, and NPI 1174300131, issued on Sep 13, 2023. Check the license (Ohio 50.008364RX, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174300131
Name
Valerie Balser
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
50.008364RX OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
770 W High St Ste 160, Lima, OH 45801
Phone
(419) 995-4960
Enumerated
Sep 13, 2023
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231017002603); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 770 W High St Ste 160

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jennifer Ballou, APRN.CNPNurse Practitioner1518420629
  2. William Chang, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1245223619
  3. Mara HarrisPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1750879706
  4. Courtney Heard, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1285102053
  5. Elizabeth Heitmeyer, RN, BSN, MSN-FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1104455344
  6. Phillip Immesoete, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1609089317

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

101 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. Valerie Balser101
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen20 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: $70.36

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Valerie Balser$70.36
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Mercy Health Physicians Lima Specialty Care LLCLima, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Valerie Balser among 395 surgical physician assistant records in Ohio

Valerie Balser, PA-C is one of 395 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2012 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 363AS0400X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Lima

They are 34 of the 2,639 NPPES records with a practice address in Lima, and 395 surgical physician assistant records in Ohio.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Otto, PA-CLima, OH 458011639168891
  2. Cameron Pappa, PALima, OH 458011033760244
  3. Faye Berry, PALima, OH 458041619974730
  4. Bradd Brehm, PA-CLima, OH 458041659360675
  5. Christa Guggenbiller, PA-CLima, OH 458041518217579
  6. Brian Klausing, PALima, OH 458041689672131
  7. Tiffany McKirnan, PA-CLima, OH 458041568659118
  8. Todd Otto, PA-CLima, OH 458041891763678

Common questions

What is Valerie Balser, PA-C's NPI number?

Valerie Balser, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174300131, issued on Sep 13, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Valerie Balser, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 770 W High St Ste 160, Lima, OH, 45801. Phone: (419) 995-4960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Valerie Balser, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 50.008364RX, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Valerie Balser, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Valerie Balser, PA-C had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.