Valerie Contreras, PMHNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · El Paso, TX
Valerie Contreras, PMHNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1538670468, issued on Oct 18, 2017. Check the license (Texas AP135518, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Contreras
- Credential
- PMHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- AP135518 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 E Cliff Dr, El Paso, TX 79902
- Phone
- (915) 239-2955
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2022
- Fax
- (915) 444-5904
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201008000551); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1225 E Cliff Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Valerie Contreras in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP135518Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,020 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate119 claims
- Mirtazapine80 claims
- Bupropion Xl75 claims
- Buspirone Hcl55 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl50 claims
- Sertraline Hcl49 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: $438.35
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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 one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Contreras among 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas
Valerie Contreras, PMHNP is one of 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 21% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2021 among the 2,245 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
162 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in El Paso
They are 162 of the 11,091 NPPES records with a practice address in El Paso, and 4,227 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jacob Butler, NPEl Paso, TX 799021598160491
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- Hazel Mahatha, DNPEl Paso, TX 799021104248798
- Alynna Manriquez, NPEl Paso, TX 799021093056947
- Alfredo Molina, PMHNP-BCEl Paso, TX 799021831316124
- Alicia Moreno, PMHNPEl Paso, TX 799021346657301
Common questions
What is Valerie Contreras, PMHNP's NPI number?
Valerie Contreras, PMHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538670468, issued on Oct 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Contreras, PMHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 E Cliff Dr, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 239-2955. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Contreras, PMHNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP135518, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie Contreras, PMHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Contreras, PMHNP had 1,020 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.