Valeska Balderas, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · McAllen, TX
Valeska Balderas, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1588866370, issued on Jun 4, 2007. Check the license (Texas M6034, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valeska Balderas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- M6034 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 E Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX 78504
- Phone
- (956) 686-2626
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 686-1616
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100921000484); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 801 E Nolana Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anissa Alvarez, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1679848600
- Yvonne Bracamontes, MDAdult Medicine Physician1326065921
- Gustavo Buentello, MDGeneral Practice Physician1508951682
- Ricardo Cano, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265676811
- Dona Cooper-Dockery, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003093147
- Dayna Espericueta, SLP-ASpeech-Language Assistant1831361575
Verify Valeska Balderas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M6034Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
3,802 Medicare Part D claims for 1,039 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine791 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium511 claims
- Omeprazole286 claims
- Linzess236 claims
- Sucralfate188 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl179 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): 92 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: $854.50
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 2 group practices
- Mrg Health Texas PLLCHouston, TX
- Texas Gastroenterology Institute PAWeslaco, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Valeska Balderas, MD's NPI number?
Valeska Balderas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588866370, issued on Jun 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valeska Balderas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 E Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, 78504. Phone: (956) 686-2626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valeska Balderas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M6034, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Valeska Balderas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valeska Balderas, MD had 3,802 Medicare Part D claims for 1,039 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valeska Balderas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92 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.