NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Valerie Jean Royal, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Gary, IN

Valerie Jean Royal, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gary, Indiana, and NPI 1346346665, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 28123537, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346346665
Name
Valerie Jean Royal
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
28123537 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1021 W 5TH Ave, Gary, IN 46402
Phone
(219) 880-1190
Enumerated
Sep 15, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(219) 880-0784
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060302000586); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1021 W 5TH Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tynese Anderson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1528327731
  2. Camille Borders, M.D.Specialist1396858502
  3. Taryn EastlandFamily Nurse Practitioner1245301654
  4. Cynthia Hoess, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1801863972
  5. Stephanie JahodaCommunity Health Registered Nurse1114734431
  6. Alexx Mann, LMHCMental Health Counselor1497329437

Verify Valerie Jean Royal in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,561 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Valerie Royal2,561
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium393 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate272 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide159 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl136 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl Er107 claims
  6. Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide80 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: $142.37

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Valerie Royal$142.37
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Community Healthnet IncGary, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Valerie Jean Royal among 5,867 family nurse practitioner records in Indiana

Valerie Jean Royal, FNP is one of 5,867 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2018 among the 3,953 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 33% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

41 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gary

They are 41 of the 640 NPPES records with a practice address in Gary, and 5,867 family nurse practitioner records in Indiana.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brittney Bennett, FNP-CGary, IN 464021386174530
  2. Taryn EastlandGary, IN 464021245301654
  3. Alexander GrantsarisGary, IN 464021922554831
  4. Laresse Harris, APRN, FNP-CGary, IN 464021013516939
  5. Akeem KareemGary, IN 464021124566427
  6. Kimberly Lucaitis, FNPGary, IN 464021164705042
  7. Adaobi OgonuweGary, IN 464021629469234
  8. Tiffany Smiley, MSN, FNP-BCGary, IN 464021629399506

Common questions

What is Valerie Jean Royal, FNP's NPI number?

Valerie Jean Royal, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346346665, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Valerie Jean Royal, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1021 W 5TH Ave, Gary, IN, 46402. Phone: (219) 880-1190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Valerie Jean Royal, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 28123537, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Valerie Jean Royal, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Valerie Jean Royal, FNP had 2,561 Medicare Part D claims for 208 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.