Valerie E. Lipetz, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Boulder, CO
Valerie E. Lipetz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Boulder, Colorado, and NPI 1356323745, issued on Nov 19, 2005. Check the license (Colorado DR.0030762, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie E. Lipetz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- DR.0030762 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5495 Arapahoe Ave Ste 100, Boulder, CO 80303
- Phone
- (303) 415-4250
- Enumerated
- Nov 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 440-9629
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5495 Arapahoe Ave Ste 100
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Verify Valerie E. Lipetz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0030762Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,459 Medicare Part D claims for 761 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium487 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium444 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate271 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium264 claims
- Lisinopril251 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide139 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: $24.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 E. Lipetz among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado
Valerie E. Lipetz, MD is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 61% 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
74 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Boulder
They are 74 of the 5,635 NPPES records with a practice address in Boulder, and 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Valerie E. Lipetz, MD's NPI number?
Valerie E. Lipetz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356323745, issued on Nov 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie E. Lipetz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5495 Arapahoe Ave Ste 100, Boulder, CO, 80303. Phone: (303) 415-4250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie E. Lipetz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0030762, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Valerie E. Lipetz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie E. Lipetz, MD had 5,459 Medicare Part D claims for 761 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.