NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carolina Gomez-Salinas, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Laredo, TX

Carolina Gomez-Salinas, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1215637871, issued on Mar 3, 2023. Check the license (Texas PA16581, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1215637871
Name
Carolina Gomez-Salinas
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA16581 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7215 Mcpherson RD, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone
(956) 608-4500
Enumerated
Mar 3, 2023
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230616003328); accepts Medicare assignment
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 7215 Mcpherson RD

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

  1. Luis Benavides, MDFamily Medicine Physician1780656686
  2. Ana Cantu, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1215430897
  3. Ramiro Delbosque, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144851882
  4. Vicente Dominguez, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1699311704
  5. Roberto Gomez-Vazquez, M.D.Surgery Physician1245397694
  6. Erica Nava, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1033761515

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,199 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Carolina Gomez-Salinas1,199
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium65 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium60 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium56 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium50 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl46 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium41 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Clinica San Jose PLLCLaredo, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carolina Gomez-Salinas among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Carolina Gomez-Salinas, PA-C is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 82% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

28 physician assistant records list a practice address in Laredo

They are 28 of the 2,290 NPPES records with a practice address in Laredo, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Esteban Ayala, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411396283297
  2. Cesar Banuelos, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411093022568
  3. Charles Brunner, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411427439033
  4. Paloma Cigarroa, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411992320030
  5. Irene Esparza, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411609022011
  6. Bernice Esteghamatdarshad, P.A.Laredo, TX 780411598192387
  7. Mayra Garza, PA-CLaredo, TX 780411669718110
  8. Miguel Madrigal, PACLaredo, TX 780411053341404

Common questions

What is Carolina Gomez-Salinas, PA-C's NPI number?

Carolina Gomez-Salinas, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215637871, issued on Mar 3, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carolina Gomez-Salinas, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7215 Mcpherson RD, Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 608-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carolina Gomez-Salinas, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA16581, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carolina Gomez-Salinas, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carolina Gomez-Salinas, PA-C had 1,199 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.