Wayne Garcia Villanueva, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY
Wayne Garcia Villanueva, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1861483265, issued on Nov 3, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 31793, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wayne Garcia Villanueva
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 31793 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3900 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY 40207
- Phone
- (502) 891-8981
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 891-4548
- Medicaid IDs
- 64317936 KY
200088270 IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180816000866); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3900 Kresge Way
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Verify Wayne Garcia Villanueva in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 31793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin842 claims
- Methocarbamol65 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl61 claims
- Pregabalin43 claims
- Methylprednisolone38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 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): 95.5 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: $64.57
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncMadison, IN
- SN Kentuckiana Rehab, LLCLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wayne Garcia Villanueva among 111 neurological surgery physician records in Kentucky
Wayne Garcia Villanueva, M.D. is one of 111 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 80 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207T00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 111 neurological surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 111 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Becherer, MDLouisville, KY 402071700987260
- Eric Chen, M.D.Louisville, KY 402071841672276
- Aurora Cruz, MDLouisville, KY 402071063874170
- Michael Doyle, MDLouisville, KY 402071497856959
- Steven Reiss, MDLouisville, KY 402071487647616
- Nathaniel Todnem, MDLouisville, KY 402071144584004
- Shawn Adams, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021265827471
- Thomas Altstadt, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021831366392
Common questions
What is Wayne Garcia Villanueva, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wayne Garcia Villanueva, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861483265, issued on Nov 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wayne Garcia Villanueva, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3900 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY, 40207. Phone: (502) 891-8981. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wayne Garcia Villanueva, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 31793, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wayne Garcia Villanueva, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wayne Garcia Villanueva, M.D. had 1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 272 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wayne Garcia Villanueva, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.