Valerie Velho Denz, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · West Burlington, IA
Valerie Velho Denz, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in West Burlington, Iowa, and NPI 1609893510, issued on Jul 16, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 34998, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Velho Denz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 34998 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 S Gear Ave, West Burlington, IA 52655
- Phone
- (319) 768-3200
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 768-3460
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100604000423); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1225 S Gear Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Bentler, P.A.Physician Assistant1205074267
- Jennifer Berge, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1063492361
- Raj BhuiFamily Medicine Physician1063708584
- Logan Chiri, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1750900809
- Charman Cole, PHARMD, CGPPharmacist1578977138
- Audrey CookMental Health Counselor1659632768
Verify Valerie Velho Denz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 34998Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
3,066 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Montelukast Sodium495 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta423 claims
- Azithromycin279 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa223 claims
- Prednisone205 claims
- Ventolin Hfa167 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $91.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center IncWest Burlington, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Velho Denz among 124 pulmonary disease physician records in Iowa
Valerie Velho Denz, MD is one of 124 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Iowa
There are 124 pulmonary disease physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Hoffman, MDBettendorf, IA 527221124310172
- Naveen Kanathur, MDBettendorf, IA 527221326043514
- Paul Manning, M.D.Clinton, IA 527321548212848
- Tyler Whitcomb, DODavenport, IA 528031770921694
- Anand Kommuri, MBBS,MDDavenport, IA 528071770819591
- Akshay Mahadevia, MDDavenport, IA 528071104891704
- Abdul Ahad Ehsan Sheikh, M.DDavenport, IA 528071841811288
- Brian Witt, M.D.Davenport, IA 528071952628646
Common questions
What is Valerie Velho Denz, MD's NPI number?
Valerie Velho Denz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609893510, issued on Jul 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Velho Denz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 S Gear Ave, West Burlington, IA, 52655. Phone: (319) 768-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Velho Denz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 34998, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Valerie Velho Denz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Velho Denz, MD had 3,066 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valerie Velho Denz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.