Valerie A. Wender, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA
Valerie A. Wender, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1700838182, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 39697, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie A. Wender
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 39697 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6135 Barfield RD Ste 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
- Phone
- (404) 256-8500
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 256-8506
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110512000085); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie A. Wender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 39697Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
7,023 Medicare Part D claims for 773 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 113 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium613 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium388 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate344 claims
- Losartan Potassium269 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide246 claims
- Lisinopril210 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): 72.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Physiotherapy Associates IncDunwoody, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie A. Wender among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Valerie A. Wender, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
870 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 870 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Valerie A. Wender, MD's NPI number?
Valerie A. Wender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700838182, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie A. Wender, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6135 Barfield RD Ste 200, Atlanta, GA, 30328. Phone: (404) 256-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie A. Wender, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 39697, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Valerie A. Wender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie A. Wender, MD had 7,023 Medicare Part D claims for 773 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valerie A. Wender, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.3 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.