Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MD
Nephrology Physician · Harlingen, TX
Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1598967366, issued on Jun 4, 2007. Check the license (Texas N3846, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cynthia Luna-Salazar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- N3846 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1722 S Carolina St Ste B, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 425-1368
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2022
- Fax
- (956) 425-1408
- Medicaid ID
- 208701701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091231000235); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1722 S Carolina St Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elsa Salazar, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174387302
- Elijah Treto, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1407328081
- Jessica Vega, PAMedical Physician Assistant1013590660
Verify Cynthia Luna-Salazar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N3846Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
9,790 Medicare Part D claims for 714 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 172 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium467 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate427 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium370 claims
- Lisinopril360 claims
- Losartan Potassium354 claims
- Jardiance278 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 21 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $161.72
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Cynthia Luna-Salazar among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Harlingen → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brajesh Bhatla, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501821045600
- Jorge Flores, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501356380885
- Mourad Alsabbagh, MDEdinburg, TX 785391124240890
- Paul-Moreau Bossous, M.D.Mission, TX 785721487975439
- Mohammad Kotaki, MDMission, TX 785721760565378
- Preston Ukoli, M.D.Brownsville, TX 785261962627026
- Ngozi Okoba, M.DOlmito, TX 785751679990360
- Savita Koolwal, MDPharr, TX 785771558334177
Common questions
What is Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MD's NPI number?
Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598967366, issued on Jun 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1722 S Carolina St Ste B, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 425-1368. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N3846, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MD had 9,790 Medicare Part D claims for 714 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cynthia Luna-Salazar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21 of 100. 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.