Gustavo Valero, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Harlingen, TX

Gustavo Valero, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease" physician in Harlingen, Texas. His current practice location is 2601 Veterans Drive. Room 163, The Va Health Care Center At Harlingen, Harlingen, Texas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (956) 291-9000.

Gustavo Valero is licensed to practice in Texas (license number J0707) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1831161942.

Contact Information

Gustavo Valero, MD
2601 Veterans Drive. Room 163, The Va Health Care Center At Harlingen,
Harlingen, TX 78550
(956) 291-9000
(956) 291-9392

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Physician's Profile

Full NameGustavo Valero
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Infectious Disease
Location2601 Veterans Drive. Room 163, Harlingen, Texas
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1831161942
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 02/02/2006
  • Last Update Date: 09/20/2011
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 4486631082
  • Enrollment ID: I20120720000260

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Gustavo Valero such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1831161942NPI-NPPES
44000273OtherTXRAILROAD MEDICARE
123946903MedicaidTX

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RI0200XInternal Medicine - Infectious Disease J0707 (Texas)Primary

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Gustavo Valero is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Gustavo Valero, MD
2601 Veterans Drive. Room 163, The Va Health Care Center At Harlingen,
Harlingen, TX 78550

Ph: (956) 291-9000
Gustavo Valero, MD
2601 Veterans Drive. Room 163, The Va Health Care Center At Harlingen,
Harlingen, TX 78550

Ph: (956) 291-9000

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