Valerie Brown Ferrara, APRN
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Palm City, FL
Valerie Brown Ferrara, APRN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Palm City, Florida, and NPI 1861729824, issued on Nov 12, 2009. Check the license (Florida APRN916816, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Brown Ferrara
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- APRN916816 FL
ARNP9168516 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4189 SW High Meadows Ave, Palm City, FL 34990
- Phone
- (772) 254-4347
- Enumerated
- Nov 12, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2026
- Fax
- (772) 212-8462
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100422000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4189 SW High Meadows Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Valerie Brown Ferrara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license APRN916816Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,737 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam188 claims
- Clonazepam124 claims
- Lamotrigine95 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl92 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate79 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate69 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: $5,125.09
79 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, 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
- New Day Psychiatry, LLCPalm City, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Brown Ferrara among 4,715 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Florida
Valerie Brown Ferrara, APRN is one of 4,715 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 67% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 9% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2021 among the 2,622 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 15% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Florida
There are 4,715 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Florida.
All 4,715 in Florida → Every provider in Palm City → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherine Lidz, ARNPPalm City, FL 349901861809998
- Dana Williams, APRN, PMHNP-BCPalm City, FL 349901134795180
- Santina DelanoPort Saint Lucie, FL 349871356106447
- Natalie Keegan, ARNPPort St Lucie, FL 349871669413225
- Sophia Taffe, PMHNPPort St Lucie, FL 349871649058462
- Chiquita Williams, RNPort Saint Lucie, FL 349871467281352
- Rory Austin, ARNPStuart, FL 349941831270446
- Gale Belanger, ARNPStuart, FL 349941881140671
Common questions
What is Valerie Brown Ferrara, APRN's NPI number?
Valerie Brown Ferrara, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861729824, issued on Nov 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Brown Ferrara, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4189 SW High Meadows Ave, Palm City, FL, 34990. Phone: (772) 254-4347. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Brown Ferrara, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number APRN916816, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Valerie Brown Ferrara, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Brown Ferrara, APRN had 1,737 Medicare Part D claims for 159 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.