Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 419
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 73
- Part D claims, 2024
- 20,951
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $11,141
- Practice address
- 345 F St, Chula Vista, CA 91910
- Practice phone
- Call (619) 427-3481
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
South Bay Foot & Ankle Specialists, Inc.
Chula Vista, California
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Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama is an internist in Chula Vista, California
Dr. Valderrama practices at South Bay Foot & Ankle Specialists, Inc. in Chula Vista, California.
Dr. Valderrama's NPI, 1518054501, was assigned on October 9, 2006. Dr. Valderrama graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in 1991. Dr. Valderrama holds California license A74152.
- NPI
- 1518054501NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4486544202
- NPI enumeration date
- October 9, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (619) 427-3481
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama practices at South Bay Foot & Ankle Specialists, Inc. in Chula Vista, California
Dr. Valderrama's primary practice is South Bay Foot & Ankle Specialists, Inc., at 345 F St, Chula Vista, CA 91910 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 427-3481.
- South Bay Foot & Ankle Specialists, Inc.345 F St, Chula Vista, CA 91910 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 427-3481
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama is affiliated with 4 sites of care
Dr. Valderrama's primary practice is South Bay Foot & Ankle Specialists, Inc. in Chula Vista, California. Dr. Valderrama is also affiliated with Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Valderrama to 1 more physician office and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Valderrama practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| South Bay Foot & Ankle Specialists, Inc. | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Valderrama's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Valderrama is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Valderrama is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, arthritis, asthma, bronchitis, bursitis, chronic anemia, chronic diabetes and chronic hypertension among the conditions Dr. Valderrama treats.
Internists near Dr. Valderrama
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama billed Medicare for 419 services in 2024
CMS data shows 419 Medicare services from Dr. Valderrama across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 73 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,902 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Valderrama's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4002024: 27631%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 902024: 7220%
- Other services
- 2023: 752024: 4047%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 432024: 3128%
Dr. Valderrama compared with the California median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Valderrama
- California median
- Medicare services
- 419vs 36116% above
- Medicare patients
- 73vs 15152% below
- Part D claims
- 19,974vs 42147.4 times
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Valderrama's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama treated 73 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 73 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Valderrama in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 25 patients. 75% of them have diabetes, and 75% have high blood pressure. 67% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Valderrama's median patient age at 75, with 51% women.
Dr. Valderrama's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Valderrama's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4562%
- Men2838%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Valderrama's Medicare patients, 2024
- Diabetes75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis63%
- Depression53%
- Mood disorders53%
- Chronic kidney disease42%
- Ischemic heart disease41%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Valderrama's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama wrote 20,951 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Valderrama wrote 20,951 Medicare Part D claims for 1,190 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 19,974 of them, across 214 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,928,639 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 21,163 claims across 221 drugs.
Dr. Valderrama's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic17,628 claims84%
- Brand-name3,057 claims15%
- Other266 claims1%
Dr. Valderrama's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Valderrama's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%357 of 20,951 claims
- Antibiotics2%443 of 20,951 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%100 of 20,951 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 21,1632024: 19,9746%
Drugs named by CMS: 214 in 2024, 221 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama offers telehealth to Medicare patients
CMS lists Dr. Valderrama as offering telehealth.
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama received $11,141 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 717 general payments to Dr. Valderrama from 45 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $2,203.
General payments to Dr. Valderrama by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Valderrama by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$11,093100%
- Education$480%
Companies that paid Dr. Valderrama the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Dr. Valderrama graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in 1991.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers
Dr. Valderrama is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Molina
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
- +1 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Valderrama accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare8
- PPO6
- HMO4
- EPO2
- POS2
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama's NPI number?
Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama's NPI number is 1518054501. It was assigned on October 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama?
Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama is an internist in Chula Vista, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama practice?
Dr. Valderrama practices at 345 F St, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Dr. Valderrama's primary practice is South Bay Foot & Ankle Specialists, Inc. in Chula Vista, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Valderrama to 1 physician office and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Valderrama is (619) 427-3481.
What is Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama's medical license number?
Dr. Valderrama holds California license A74152.
Which hospitals is Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama affiliated with?
Dr. Valderrama is affiliated with Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center.
Does Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Valderrama billed Medicare for 419 services in 2024.
Does Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Valderrama as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama see?
CMS counts 73 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Valderrama in 2024, with an average age of 77.
Is Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama board certified?
Yes. Dr. Valderrama is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Valderrama's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), infusion or chemotherapy administration (96372) and care management and other visits (99442).
Where did Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama go to medical school?
Dr. Valderrama graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Valderrama's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Losartan Potassium and Metformin HCl.
Has Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $11,141 in general payments to Dr. Valderrama from 45 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama been practicing?
Dr. Valderrama graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Arturo H. Valderrama accept?
Dr. Valderrama is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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