Vincent J. Valdez, M.D.
Pain Medicine Physician · Downey, CA
Vincent J. Valdez, M.D. is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1588633762, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (California G57943, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vincent J. Valdez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- G57943 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8067 Florence Ave, Downey, CA 90240
- Phone
- (562) 622-0095
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 622-0087
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040506000390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vincent J. Valdez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G57943Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
2,845 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 1,155 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen449 claims
- Gabapentin433 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen255 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl156 claims
- Pregabalin129 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er125 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,346.46
82 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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
- Beach Cities Orthopedics And Sports MedicineManhattan Beach, CA
- Westlake Pain Management Medical Associates IncLong Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vincent J. Valdez among 140 pain medicine physician records in California
Vincent J. Valdez, M.D. is one of 140 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 140 pain medicine physician records in California.
All 140 in California → Every provider in Downey → Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- France-Helene Russman, M.D.Downey, CA 902421366659880
- David Wu, M.D.El Segundo, CA 902451013113935
- Guodong Li, M.D. & PH.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902111588988224
- Glen Komatsu, M.D.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751114939394
- Rick Chavez, MDRedondo Beach, CA 902771144271495
- Michael Port, M.D.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921710005731
- Francis Ferrante, MDLos Angeles, CA 900951972547511
- Jakun Ing, M.D., M.P.H.Los Angeles, CA 900951457594772
Common questions
What is Vincent J. Valdez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vincent J. Valdez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588633762, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vincent J. Valdez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8067 Florence Ave, Downey, CA, 90240. Phone: (562) 622-0095. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vincent J. Valdez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G57943, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vincent J. Valdez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vincent J. Valdez, M.D. had 2,845 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vincent J. Valdez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.1 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.