Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 317
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 148
- Part D claims, 2024
- 208
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $16,591
- Practice address
- 501 Keyser Ave, Natchitoches, LA 71457
- Practice phone
- Call (318) 214-4200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz is an orthopedic surgeon in Natchitoches, Louisiana
Dr. Valle Diaz practices at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Natchitoches, Louisiana, part of Natchitoches Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Valle Diaz's NPI, 1588829675, was assigned on July 28, 2008. Dr. Valle Diaz graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Valle Diaz holds North Carolina license 2014-01700.
- NPI
- 1588829675NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7113176959
- NPI enumeration date
- July 28, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (318) 214-4200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz practices at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Natchitoches, Louisiana
Dr. Valle Diaz's primary practice is Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, at 501 Keyser Ave, Natchitoches, LA 71457 in Natchitoches Parish. The practice phone is (318) 214-4200.
- Natchitoches Regional Medical Center501 Keyser Ave, Natchitoches, LA 71457 · Natchitoches ParishPhone(318) 214-4200
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 6 medical groups
Dr. Valle Diaz's primary practice is Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Natchitoches, Louisiana, part of Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. Dr. Valle Diaz is also affiliated with Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of Natchitoches. The medical group on file is UNC Physicians Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Valle Diaz to 1 more hospital, 5 medical groups, 4 group practices and clinics and 2 home health agencies, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Valle Diaz practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 5 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz is one of 292 orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Valle Diaz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Valle Diaz is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Valle Diaz
Counts of orthopedic surgeons 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. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz billed Medicare for 317 services in 2024
CMS data shows 317 Medicare services from Dr. Valle Diaz across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 148 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,032 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Valle Diaz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 972024: 228135%
- Surgery
- 2023: 202024: 89345%
Dr. Valle Diaz compared with the Louisiana median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Valle Diaz
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 317vs 1,33276% below
- Medicare patients
- 148vs 25041% below
- Part D claims
- 155vs 23534% below
Medians across 292 orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Valle Diaz'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. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz treated 148 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Valle Diaz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 67 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Valle Diaz's median patient age at 67, with 66% women.
Dr. Valle Diaz's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Valle Diaz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10269%
- Men4631%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Valle Diaz's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders38%
- Depression37%
- Diabetes37%
- Anxiety35%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Valle Diaz's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women66%
- Men34%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz wrote 208 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Valle Diaz wrote 208 Medicare Part D claims for 93 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 155 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $508 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 91 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Valle Diaz'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. Valle Diaz's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids49%101 of 208 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: 912024: 15570%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 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. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz ranks in the 37th percentile for knee replacement in Medicare
Dr. Valle Diaz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Valle Diaz, more than 37% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Valle Diaz ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 37th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 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. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz received $16,591 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 114 general payments to Dr. Valle Diaz from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $5,635.
General payments to Dr. Valle Diaz by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Valle Diaz by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$7,41045%
- Education$4,93530%
- Food and beverage$4,24526%
Companies that paid Dr. Valle Diaz 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. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz graduated from Ponce School of Medicine
Dr. Valle Diaz graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2005.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz's NPI number?
Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz's NPI number is 1588829675. It was assigned on July 28, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz?
Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz is an orthopedic surgeon in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz practice?
Dr. Valle Diaz practices at 501 Keyser Ave, Natchitoches, LA 71457. Dr. Valle Diaz's primary practice is Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Natchitoches, Louisiana, part of Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Valle Diaz to 1 hospital, 5 medical groups, 4 group practices and clinics and 2 home health agencies.
What is Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Valle Diaz is (318) 214-4200.
What is Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz's medical license number?
Dr. Valle Diaz holds North Carolina license 2014-01700.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz affiliated with?
Dr. Valle Diaz practices at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Dr. Valle Diaz is also affiliated with Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of Natchitoches. Dmand AI links Dr. Valle Diaz to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz part of?
Dr. Valle Diaz is linked to UNC Physicians Network. Dmand AI links Dr. Valle Diaz to 5 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Valle Diaz billed Medicare for 317 services in 2024, and Dr. Valle Diaz accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz see?
CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Valle Diaz in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Valle Diaz's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: bones and joints (20610) and office visit, new patient (99203).
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Where did Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz go to medical school?
Dr. Valle Diaz graduated from Ponce School of Medicine in 2005.
What drugs does Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Valle Diaz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl, Meloxicam and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $16,591 in general payments to Dr. Valle Diaz from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Ricardo L. Valle Diaz been practicing?
Dr. Valle Diaz graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
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