Dr. Valerie Thomas, MD
Not yet claimedEndocrinologist, Diabetes doctor · Physician (MD)
Providence, RI
Dr. Valerie Thomas is a board-certified endocrinologist in Providence, Rhode Island, with Brown Health Medical Group. She also teaches as a clinical assistant professor at Brown's medical school.
About Dr. Valerie Thomas, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. Valerie A. Thomas, MD, is an endocrinologist who treats diabetes and hormone conditions at Brown Health Medical Group Endocrinology and Diabetes in East Providence, Rhode Island. Her employer page describes her as a board-certified endocrinologist and a Fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (FAACE).
She earned her medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine, completed internal medicine residency at Rhode Island Hospital / Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and finished a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester. She also teaches as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brown's Warren Alpert Medical School.
Her employer bio says she has worked on peer-reviewed research. Listed papers include a 1991 study in Diabetes on diabetes expression in BB/Wor rats and a paper in Translational Behavioral Medicine on self-monitoring tools used by adults with type 2 diabetes. She is listed as a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the Rhode Island Medical Society, and the American Medical Association, and she participates in Medicare.
CMS Open Payments records for 2021–2025 show one payment totaling $28.28, from Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC. Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal, and this amount is very small.
- Endocrinology and diabetes practice
- She sees patients at Brown Health Medical Group Endocrinology and Diabetes, 375 Wampanoag Trail, Suite 202B, East Providence, RI. brownhealth.org
- Medical training
- Medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, internal medicine residency at Rhode Island Hospital/Brown, and endocrinology fellowship at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester. brownhealth.org
- Teaching role at Brown
- Listed as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. brownhealth.org
- Professional fellowship
- Her employer page lists her as a Fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (FAACE). brownhealth.org
- Published diabetes research
- Co-authored a 1991 paper in Diabetes on diabetes in BB/Wor rats and a paper in Translational Behavioral Medicine on self-monitoring tools for adults with type 2 diabetes. health.usnews.com
- Licensed and Medicare enrolled
- NPI 1912005901 with a primary specialty of Internal Medicine – Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; records show she participates in Medicare and is PECOS-registered. npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov
- Small industry payment record
- CMS Open Payments for 2021–2025 shows a single payment totaling $28.28 from Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC. npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov
Worth knowing
- Her employer page says she is board certified but does not name the certifying board or date. Third-party directories list certification in Internal Medicine and in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, but this was not confirmed directly with ABMS in the research. brownhealth.org
- Consumer directories disagree on some details. Some list her residency at UMass Memorial rather than Rhode Island Hospital, and one aggregator lists a different Rhode Island license number than the MD07948 shown elsewhere. vitals.com
- Several Doximity pages exist under her name and appear to be auto-generated and unclaimed, so information there may be incomplete or split across profiles. doximity.com
- Hospital affiliations listed in directories (including The Miriam Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital, South County Hospital, Newport Hospital, Kent County Memorial, and Our Lady of Fatima) come from third-party sources and may be out of date. health.usnews.com
- Some verification steps, including a state medical board lookup and court record checks, could not be completed during this research. npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$28
1 payment
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $28 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $0 |
Top payers
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC$28
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$28
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
Brown Health Medical Group Endocrinology and Diabetes
375 Wampanoag Trl
Providence, RI 02915
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