2026 NPPES data Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician NPI 1205194826 M.D.
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Benjamin Salgado, M.D.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician in Medford, Oregon. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 510 in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 424 beneficiaries · Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
84%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$88.85
5 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Benjamin Salgado, M.D. filed 3,030 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician in Medford, Oregon, prescribing 84% generic.

3K
Part D claims, 2023
84%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Benjamin Salgado, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally

3,030 Top 11% higher than 89% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2K+: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Benjamin Salgado, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 4 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Benjamin Salgado, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/02/2012

NPI 1205194826

Primary specialty

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician

Niche

510 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

3,030 72% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,762

Specialty distribution in Oregon

How Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician compares to other specialties among Oregon providers

Oregon providers
Mental Health Counselor - 12.1%Mental Health Counselor12.1%Massage Therapist - 4.8%Massage Therapist4.8%Counselor - 3.9%Counselor3.9%Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor - 3.5%Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor3.5%Case Manager/Care Coordinator - 3.4%Case Manager/Care Coordinator3.4%Clinical Social Worker - 3.3%Clinical Social Worker3.3%Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician - 0%Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician0%
Largest specialties in Oregon (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician. Verify directly:

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Benjamin Salgado, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 520 MEDICAL CENTER DR STE 200, Medford, OR, 97504, with a listed phone of (541) 930-7222. NPI 1205194826 was issued on 05/02/2012. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Salgado most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 3,030 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 424 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $503K in drug spend, split 16% brand-name and 84% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 510 enrolled providers across 48 states and an average of 1,762 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

520 MEDICAL CENTER DR STE 200
Medford, OR 97504

Provider Details

NPI 1205194826
Specialty Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/02/2012

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Benjamin Salgado, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

According to CMS billing records, Benjamin Salgado, M.D. is affiliated with 4 Medicare-billing facilities.

Asante
Medford, OR
Asante Ashland Community Hospital LLC
Ashland, OR
Asante Three Rivers Medical Center LLC
Grants Pass, OR
Southern Oregon Cardiology LLC
Medford, OR

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Benjamin Salgado, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$89

Largest payer

ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Benjamin Salgado, M.D. - brand share 16.0%
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician average

16% brand-name claims vs 84% generic, on 3,030 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

3,030
Total Claims
$503K
Total Drug Cost
424
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
7,111
Total Day Supply
210,742
Brand vs Generic
16% brand / 84% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$454K
Generic Drug Cost
$49K
Antibiotic Claims
29

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.5 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.52
Gender Split
50% female / 50% male
Age Distribution
<65: 25, 65-74: 183, 75-84: 147, 85+: 69

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Benjamin Salgado, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Metoprolol Succinate
350
Eliquis
Apixaban
225
Atorvastatin Calcium
216
Carvedilol
195
Amlodipine Besylate
189
Furosemide
187
Losartan Potassium
178
Potassium Chloride
130
Rosuvastatin Calcium
126
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er
Isosorbide Mononitrate
117

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician Overview

How Benjamin Salgado, M.D. fits within the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician landscape nationally.

510
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician Providers in US
48
States with Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
1,762
Avg Claims per Provider

Benjamin Salgado, M.D.'s 3,030 claims are above the specialty average of 1,762.

Nearby Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician Providers in Oregon

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Oregon, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Salgado.

Compare Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Oregon medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Benjamin Salgado, M.D.'s specialty?
Benjamin Salgado, M.D. specializes in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician and practices in Medford, Oregon. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Benjamin Salgado, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Benjamin Salgado, M.D. wrote 3,030 Medicare Part D claims totaling $503K in drug costs for 424 beneficiaries.
Where is Benjamin Salgado, M.D. located?
Benjamin Salgado, M.D. is located at 520 MEDICAL CENTER DR STE 200, Medford, OR, 97504. Phone: (541) 930-7222.
What is Benjamin Salgado, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Salgado, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205194826, issued on 05/02/2012.
Does Benjamin Salgado, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Benjamin Salgado, M.D.'s prescribing is 16% brand-name and 84% generic drugs by claim count, with $454K in brand drug costs.
How many Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 510 Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers across 48 states in the US. The average Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician provider writes 1,762 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Benjamin Salgado, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Benjamin Salgado, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Metoprolol Succinate, Eliquis, Atorvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Benjamin Salgado, M.D. accept Medicare?
Benjamin Salgado, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,030 Part D claims and 424 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Benjamin Salgado, M.D.'s credentials?
Benjamin Salgado, M.D.'s NPI is 1205194826 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.