Valerie Christine Huckaby, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA
Valerie Christine Huckaby, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1891127296, issued on Aug 7, 2013. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Christine Huckaby
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 60768476 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (310) 222-3501
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 782-1763
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170824002818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Christine Huckaby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 70.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Puget Sound Physicians PLLCBellevue, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Christine Huckaby among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Valerie Christine Huckaby, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
197 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 197 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Valerie Christine Huckaby, M.D.'s NPI number?
Valerie Christine Huckaby, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891127296, issued on Aug 7, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Christine Huckaby, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-3501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Christine Huckaby, M.D.'s license?
Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Valerie Christine Huckaby, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Christine Huckaby, M.D. had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valerie Christine Huckaby, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.