Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla, MD
Neurology Physician · Galveston, TX
Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1477175214, issued on May 14, 2020. Check the license (Texas BP10072588, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- BP10072588 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Utmb - Neurology - Jsa 9.128 - RT. 0539, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (401) 772-8031
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250519000340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license BP10072588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa24 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $320.72
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Argenx US, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla, MD is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 neurology physician records list a practice address in Galveston
They are 35 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas.
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- Shireen Jacob, MDGalveston, TX 775551487388229
- Howard Laroche, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551487635595
- Brent Masel, M. D.Galveston, TX 775551871679639
- Todd Masel, MDGalveston, TX 775551083805279
Common questions
What is Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla, MD's NPI number?
Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477175214, issued on May 14, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Utmb - Neurology - Jsa 9.128 - RT. 0539, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (401) 772-8031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number BP10072588, 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 Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla, MD had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.