Vernon A. Valentino, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lafayette, LA
Vernon A. Valentino, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1891787784, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 18323, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernon A. Valentino
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 18323 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5000 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette, LA 70508
- Phone
- (337) 534-4143
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (337) 534-4082
- Medicaid ID
- 1916994 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070212000024); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5000 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Baker, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1356344428
- Thomas Forest, M.D.Urology Physician1760489637
- Vicki Guilbeau, LPCProfessional Counselor1306009634
- Edmund Nagem, M.D.Specialist1700806049
Verify Vernon A. Valentino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
9,123 Medicare Part D claims for 995 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium645 claims
- Eliquis563 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate519 claims
- Furosemide426 claims
- Bisoprolol Fumarate405 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium403 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): 85.5 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: $719.68
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville, LA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 327 cardiovascular disease physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Vernon A. Valentino, MD's NPI number?
Vernon A. Valentino, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891787784, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernon A. Valentino, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette, LA, 70508. Phone: (337) 534-4143. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernon A. Valentino, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 18323, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vernon A. Valentino, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vernon A. Valentino, MD had 9,123 Medicare Part D claims for 995 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vernon A. Valentino, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 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.