Carl Salka, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Durango, CO
Carl Salka, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Durango, Colorado, and NPI 1699749051, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 35467, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carl Salka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 35467 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone
- (970) 764-3810
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 764-3824
- Medicaid ID
- 01354679 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241018000668); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carl Salka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 35467Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Puyallup Tribal Opioid Clinic IncTacoma, WA
- Revive PathwayEl Cajon, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carl Salka among 182 infectious disease physician records in Colorado
Carl Salka, MD is one of 182 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 79% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 125 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Colorado
There are 182 infectious disease physician records in Colorado.
All 182 in Colorado → Every provider in Durango → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Cox, MDDurango, CO 813011629750419
- Jennifer Rupp, MDDurango, CO 813011467675827
- Kenneth NessCortez, CO 813211437100237
- Daniel Perlman, M.D.Salida, CO 812011467402495
- Thomas McAnally, M.D.Delta, CO 814161871529883
- Yumi Lee, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011306270004
- Sheila Neese, MDGrand Junction, CO 815061306066063
- Jatinbhai Patel, M.D.Pueblo, CO 810031649504085
Common questions
What is Carl Salka, MD's NPI number?
Carl Salka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699749051, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carl Salka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 Three Springs Blvd, Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: (970) 764-3810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carl Salka, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 35467, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carl Salka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carl Salka, MD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carl Salka, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.