Individual provider Active NPI

Valerie Lorraine Cruz, FNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Harlingen, TX
National Provider Identifier
1487252987
Registry record updated Feb 25, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X
License
1012034 Issued in TX
Practice address
2310 N Ed Carey Dr Ste 1a
Harlingen, TX 78550-8200
Phone
(956) 428-5522
Fax
(956) 412-5109
NPI assigned
Oct 15, 2020
Last updated
Feb 25, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Feb 25, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X 1012034 TX Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

2310 N Ed Carey Dr Ste 1a
Harlingen, TX 78550-8200

Mailing address

2310 N Ed Carey Dr Ste 1a
Harlingen, TX 78550-8200
Phone (956) 428-5522

Other names 1

  • Ms. Valerie Lorraine Rivera Former name

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TX

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20240226003855 TX Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner 5597100875 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
1012034TXMDFamily Nurse Practitioner

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
HMC RGV Physicians Group CurrentSince Feb 8, 2024 Accepting new patients

Locations

2114 Hale Ave
Ste 5
Harlingen, TX 78550

2310 N Ed Carey Dr
Ste 1A
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone (956) 425-0111

5501 S Expressway 77
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone (936) 569-9481

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://fhir4.healow.com/fhir/r4/HDCEDD

Organizations & group practices 1

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1771977600000",
    "number": "1487252987",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2310 N ED CAREY DR STE 1A",
            "city": "HARLINGEN",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "785508200",
            "telephone_number": "956-428-5522"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2310 N ED CAREY DR STE 1A",
            "city": "HARLINGEN",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "785508200",
            "telephone_number": "956-428-5522",
            "fax_number": "956-412-5109"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CRUZ",
        "first_name": "VALERIE",
        "middle_name": "LORRAINE",
        "name_prefix": "Mrs.",
        "credential": "FNP",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-10-15",
        "last_updated": "2026-02-25",
        "certification_date": "2026-02-25",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "363LF0000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Nurse Practitioner, Family",
            "state": "TX",
            "license": "1012034",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": [
        {
            "first_name": "VALERIE",
            "last_name": "RIVERA",
            "middle_name": "LORRAINE",
            "prefix": "MS.",
            "code": "1",
            "type": "Former Name"
        }
    ]
}

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Sources for this page

  • NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 25, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
  • Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.