Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Valerie Kay Defoor, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Individual provider Nurse Practitioner · NPI 1356122394

Valerie Kay Defoor, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC is a Nurse Practitioner in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Qualified in 2023, 3 years ago. Practices with Centennial Heart LLC, a 121-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
3
Licensed in
TN
In the registry since
2023
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MSN — Master of Science in Nursing
A graduate nursing degree, usually held alongside an advanced practice licence.
APRN — Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
The umbrella licence covering nurse practitioners, midwives, anaesthetists and clinical nurse specialists.
FNP-BC — Family Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified
A family nurse practitioner certified by the ANCC.

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Practice location Address checks out

2339 McCallie Ave Ste 300 Plaza 2
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Phone: (423) 508-6733
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Specialties & licences

Nurse Practitioner (primary) Taxonomy 363L00000X · Licence 34674 (TN)
Family Nurse Practitioner Taxonomy 363LF0000X · Licence 34674 (TN)

Record details

NPI number1356122394
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MSN , APRN , FNP-BC
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedOctober 6, 2023
Last updated in NPPESNovember 13, 2024
Certification dateNovember 13, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNURSE PRACTITIONER
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2023 (3 years in practice)
Group practice Centennial Heart Llc — 121 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients66
Services billed 187 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age77

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Travel and Lodging $1,125 5 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $768 17 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Centennial Heart LLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 121 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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