Valerie J. Cousins, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Wilmington, NC
Valerie J. Cousins, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1932332376, issued on Sep 2, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 5008429, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie J. Cousins
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 5008429 NC
RN204335 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5429 Wrightsville Ave, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Phone
- (910) 792-1001
- Enumerated
- Sep 2, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 792-1001
- Medicaid ID
- 303185172 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie J. Cousins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5008429Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
670 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 346 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl171 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
- Tramadol Hcl54 claims
- Lorazepam45 claims
- Clonazepam44 claims
- Gabapentin44 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: $29.48
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Valerie J. Cousins among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Valerie J. Cousins, NP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 17% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
173 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Wilmington
They are 173 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Valerie J. Cousins, NP's NPI number?
Valerie J. Cousins, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932332376, issued on Sep 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie J. Cousins, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5429 Wrightsville Ave, Wilmington, NC, 28403. Phone: (910) 792-1001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie J. Cousins, NP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5008429, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie J. Cousins, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie J. Cousins, NP had 670 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.