NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bobak Salami, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Diego, CA

Bobak Salami, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1891700340, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (California A75049, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891700340
Name
Bobak Salami
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A75049 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
Jul 30, 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
OOA750490 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050603001016); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 501 Washington St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Derrick Allen, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1215982970
  2. Patrick Blake, MDDermatology Physician1871817312
  3. Lawrence Bogle, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1467403238
  4. Aracely Bonilla Navarrete, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922208032
  5. Daniel Bressler, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1700887726
  6. Denise Brownlee, MDPediatrics Physician1073547477

Verify Bobak Salami in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,609 Medicare Part D claims for 582 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Bobak Salami3,609
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis482 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium319 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate248 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium244 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate243 claims
  6. Ezetimibe172 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: $766.21

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.

  1. Bobak Salami$766.21
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationCoronado, CA
  2. ON Call Specialists Medical Group OF San Diego IncSan Diego, CA
  3. 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).

Bobak Salami among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Bobak 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
  • Graduated1998 · 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.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Blanchard, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031487684155
  2. Huei-Sheng Chen, MD, PHDSan Diego, CA 921031124044821
  3. Kiyon Chung, MDSan Diego, CA 921031972517910
  4. Bruno Cotter, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031205886389
  5. Lori Daniels, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031295755080
  6. Anthony Demaria, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031124043948
  7. Thomas Diggs, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031962418889
  8. Andrew Kahn, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031841247384

Common questions

What is Bobak Salami, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bobak Salami, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891700340, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bobak 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 Bobak Salami, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A75049, 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 Bobak Salami, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bobak Salami, M.D. had 3,609 Medicare Part D claims for 582 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.