Valerie Katiana Vazquez, MD
Surgery Physician · Lake City, FL
Valerie Katiana Vazquez, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lake City, Florida, and NPI 1013450477, issued on Dec 2, 2016. Check the license (Florida 162902, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Katiana Vazquez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 162902 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2970 W US Highway 90 Ste 110, Lake City, FL 32055
- Phone
- (386) 247-6910
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2023
- Fax
- (386) 247-6915
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230827000076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2970 W US Highway 90 Ste 110
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yi WangSurgery Physician1417290248
Verify Valerie Katiana Vazquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license 162902Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
144 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl43 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Methocarbamol21 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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: $4,474.93
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lake City Regional Medical Group LLCLake City, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Katiana Vazquez among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Valerie Katiana Vazquez, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Lake City → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edwin Gonzalez-Navedo, MDLake City, FL 320551710971460
- Mary Kedrowski, D.O.Lake City, FL 320551629483508
- Alejandro Soler, MDLake City, FL 320551205821683
- Christopher Staudinger, MDLake City, FL 320551619312659
- Yi WangLake City, FL 320551417290248
- Vivencio Baitan, M.D.Macclenny, FL 320631619145372
- Dennis Lewis, MDLive Oak, FL 320641699701524
- Charles Stankard, MDMiddleburg, FL 320681043278260
Common questions
What is Valerie Katiana Vazquez, MD's NPI number?
Valerie Katiana Vazquez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013450477, issued on Dec 2, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Katiana Vazquez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2970 W US Highway 90 Ste 110, Lake City, FL, 32055. Phone: (386) 247-6910. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Katiana Vazquez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number 162902, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Valerie Katiana Vazquez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Katiana Vazquez, MD had 144 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.