Ali Salami, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Diego, CA
Ali Salami, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1366459190, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (California A61090, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ali Salami
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A61090 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 297-0014
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 297-1014
- Medicaid ID
- 00A610900 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050830000999); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ali Salami in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A61090Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,702 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium236 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate235 claims
- Losartan Potassium230 claims
- Eliquis196 claims
- Carvedilol141 claims
- Furosemide136 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $357.41
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- ON Call Specialists Medical Group OF San Diego IncSan Diego, CA
- Scripps Mercy Physicians Cardiology Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ali Salami among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Ali Salami, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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- Bruno Cotter, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031205886389
- Lori Daniels, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031295755080
- Anthony Demaria, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031124043948
- Thomas Diggs, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031962418889
- Andrew Kahn, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031841247384
Common questions
What is Ali Salami, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ali Salami, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366459190, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ali Salami, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Washington St, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 297-0014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ali Salami, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A61090, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ali Salami, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ali Salami, M.D. had 2,702 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.