Valerie Maxine Chavez, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Austin, TX
Valerie Maxine Chavez, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1215985718, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3497, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Maxine Chavez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- M3497 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3901A Spicewood Springs RD, Austin, TX 78759
- Phone
- (737) 226-6700
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (737) 226-6777
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Maxine Chavez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M3497Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
478 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium64 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl20 claims
- Sertraline Hcl18 claims
- Potassium Chloride14 claims
- Famotidine12 claims
- Trazodone Hcl12 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.
Valerie Maxine Chavez among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Valerie Maxine Chavez, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
606 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Austin
They are 606 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Valerie Maxine Chavez, MD's NPI number?
Valerie Maxine Chavez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215985718, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Maxine Chavez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901A Spicewood Springs RD, Austin, TX, 78759. Phone: (737) 226-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Maxine Chavez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M3497, 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 Valerie Maxine Chavez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Maxine Chavez, MD had 478 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.