Valerie Puffenberger
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Cincinnati, OH
Valerie Puffenberger is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1881261428, issued on Jun 10, 2021. Check the license (Ohio APRN.CNP.0028867, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Puffenberger
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- APRN.CNP.0028867 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2123 Auburn Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
- Phone
- (513) 585-2130
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Puffenberger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN.CNP.0028867Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $48.60
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, 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.
Valerie Puffenberger among 2,498 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Ohio
Valerie Puffenberger is one of 2,498 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Ohio. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 51% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 21% 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 Ohio 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 Ohio
There are 2,498 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Ohio.
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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kakra AgyenCincinnati, OH 452191679344212
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- Margaret BarnesCincinnati, OH 452191710457833
- Jillian Bizzarri, APRNCincinnati, OH 452191336645753
- Robert Frey, PMHNPCincinnati, OH 452191497136394
- Joanne Hunter, PMHNP-BCCincinnati, OH 452191811168735
- Danielle Martin CharlesCincinnati, OH 452191619688447
- Brandi Martinez, CNPCincinnati, OH 452191679929111
Common questions
What is Valerie Puffenberger's NPI number?
Valerie Puffenberger's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881261428, issued on Jun 10, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Puffenberger located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2123 Auburn Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45219. Phone: (513) 585-2130. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Puffenberger's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number APRN.CNP.0028867, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie Puffenberger prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Puffenberger had 19 Medicare Part D claims; 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.