NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vicente Valero, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Round Rock, TX

Vicente Valero, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Round Rock, Texas, and NPI 1104055128, issued on Jul 12, 2009. Check the license (Texas W7477, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104055128
Name
Vicente Valero
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
W7477 TX
326457 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 Seton Pkwy Ste 302, Round Rock, TX 78665
Phone
(512) 324-3028
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2009
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2026
Fax
(512) 324-3454
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210629000466); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 301 Seton Pkwy Ste 302

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Gerardo Kalife, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1538132030
  2. Jennifer Leatham, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1952057036
  3. Amanda McDonough, MSN, AGACNP, RNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1114577806
  4. Patrick McNair, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1164788055
  5. Sergio Montano, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1811382930
  6. Shanti Nulu, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1699961938

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vicente Valero29
  2. Specialty average101

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $707.28

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vicente Valero$707.28
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Crescent City Physicians IncNew Orleans, LA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas

There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

  1. Aaron Abarbanell, MDSan Antonio, TX1245497809
  2. Ghulam Abbas, MDTyler, TX1003887407
  3. Raed Abdulkareem, MDMidland, TX1639511926
  4. Juan Abreu, M.D.Houston, TX1598053092
  5. Tea Acuff, MDDenton, TX1427065796
  6. Iki Adachi, M.D.Houston, TX1497062681
  7. Babawande Adesibikan, MDAmarillo, TX1164817748
  8. Oluwatobi AfolayanSan Antonio, TX1972966554
  9. Mehmet Akay, MDHouston, TX1457510729
  10. Shahab Akvan, M.D.Wichita Falls, TX1861706079

Common questions

What is Vicente Valero, MD's NPI number?

Vicente Valero, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104055128, issued on Jul 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vicente Valero, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Seton Pkwy Ste 302, Round Rock, TX, 78665. Phone: (512) 324-3028. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vicente Valero, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number W7477, 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 Vicente Valero, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vicente Valero, MD had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vicente Valero, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 of 100. 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.