Valarie V. Mills, CNS
NPI 1144297185ActiveIndividual· Clinical Nurse Specialist· Pueblo, CO
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) with Castillo Primary Care, practicing in Pueblo, Colorado. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $45,428 for 805 claims, against $8,593 paid for services in 2024. Ossur Americas, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $62.20 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1144297185 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | CNS |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 8, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 6, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 6, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Nurse Specialist Primary | 364S00000X | 500081 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns) (CO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 17 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 218 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,593 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 805 · 1,267 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 37 |
| Total drug cost | $45,428 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (Cns) |
Medical group
- Castillo Primary CarePueblo, CO · 2 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$62.20 · 4 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$38.97 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | $19.01 | 1 |
| Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | $16.24 | 1 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $13.49 | 1 |
| Abiomed | $13.46 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$62.20 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records