Carlos R. Salama, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Elmhurst, NY
Carlos R. Salama, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Elmhurst, New York, and NPI 1619981321, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (New York 194323, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos R. Salama
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 194323 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7901 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373
- Phone
- (718) 334-4952
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 334-4815
- Medicaid ID
- 01761600 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090623000698); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7901 Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Nada Abdelnaem, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336081793
- Reham Abdelsayed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629863808
- Amr AbdouStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1356086409
Verify Carlos R. Salama in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 194323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
244 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Atenolol13 claims
- Benazepril Hcl13 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium13 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl13 claims
- Terazosin Hcl13 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: $1,056.71
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiElmhurst, NY
- Optum Medical Care PCMount Kisco, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos R. Salama among 970 infectious disease physician records in New York
Carlos R. Salama, M.D. is one of 970 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 78% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2002 among the 624 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207RI0200X and a New York 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 New York
There are 970 infectious disease physician records in New York.
All 970 in New York → Every provider in Elmhurst → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neha Alang, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731982834313
- George Alonso, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731780698936
- Vasanthi Arumugam, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731669487245
- Amar Ashraf, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731356355523
- Claudia Dade, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731487678082
- Marie Dy-Guillaume, MDElmhurst, NY 113731538123922
- Sowmya Kalava, MDElmhurst, NY 113731215497201
- Maurice Policar, M.D.Elmhurst, NY 113731629082680
Common questions
What is Carlos R. Salama, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos R. Salama, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619981321, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos R. Salama, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY, 11373. Phone: (718) 334-4952. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos R. Salama, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 194323, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carlos R. Salama, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos R. Salama, M.D. had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.