NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Valerie Swingle

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Tucson, AZ

Valerie Swingle is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1710343124, issued on Jan 14, 2016. Check the license (Arizona 226325, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710343124
Name
Valerie Swingle
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
226325 AZ
RN182180 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
535 E. Wilmot Road, Tucson, AZ 85711
Phone
(520) 694-1738
Enumerated
Jan 14, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190723001410); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona 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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

2,528 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 5% of claims.

  1. Valerie Swingle2,528
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl187 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl171 claims
  3. Clonazepam140 claims
  4. Lamotrigine131 claims
  5. Aripiprazole101 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl87 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. B-Umg Integrated Health Clinic LLCTucson, AZ
  2. Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ

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

Valerie Swingle among 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arizona

Valerie Swingle is one of 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 28% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 28% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2020 among the 1,079 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 23% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

242 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Tucson

They are 242 of the 18,788 NPPES records with a practice address in Tucson, and 1,887 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arizona.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carrie Bowman, P-MHNPTucson, AZ 857111053691980
  2. Susan Grant, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BCTucson, AZ 857111275771834
  3. Eugene Grzywacz, PMHNP-BCTucson, AZ 857111922647064
  4. Sarah Kerr, NURSE PRACTITIONERTucson, AZ 857111093098311
  5. Esther KiokoTucson, AZ 857111336531755
  6. Joy Kwakuyi, APRNTucson, AZ 857111215303946
  7. Carla Mundt, APRNTucson, AZ 857111255379699
  8. Denise Patterson, PMHNPTucson, AZ 857111780147405

Common questions

What is Valerie Swingle's NPI number?

Valerie Swingle's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710343124, issued on Jan 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Valerie Swingle located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 E. Wilmot Road, Tucson, AZ, 85711. Phone: (520) 694-1738. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Valerie Swingle's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 226325, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Valerie Swingle prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Valerie Swingle had 2,528 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Valerie Swingle's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.