NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dhafer Salem, M.D

Hospitalist Physician · Dallas, TX

Dhafer Salem, M.D is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1467855973, issued on Sep 29, 2014. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1467855973
Name
Dhafer Salem
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
36143604 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1441 N Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX 75203
Phone
(214) 947-2385
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2025
Fax
(214) 947-2390
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251002003148); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1441 N Beckley Ave

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

  1. Dua'a AbdallahInternal Medicine Physician1790262236
  2. Aisha Abdel-Rahman, MDHospitalist Physician1568861144
  3. Farhan Abdullah, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1124445259
  4. Abdulmanan Abid, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194511451
  5. Mujahed Abualfoul, DOInternal Medicine Physician1659991669
  6. Ahmed Abubaker, MDInfectious Disease Physician1134548407

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

109 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Dhafer Salem109
  2. Specialty average521

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: $418.59

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dhafer Salem$418.59
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Ccmma TX PLLCGrand Blanc, MI
  2. Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL
  3. Lutheran Medical Group LLCFort Wayne, IN

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

Dhafer Salem among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Dhafer Salem, M.D is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 47% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aisha Abdel-Rahman, MDDallas, TX 752031568861144
  2. Bhavik Hirapara, DODallas, TX 752031902472475
  3. Vaishali Bhusari, M.D.Dallas, TX 752051578724811
  4. Millie ChenDallas, TX 752161528687357
  5. Omorinsola Oronti, M.DDallas, TX 752191952714834
  6. Tatiana DenegaDallas, TX 752301124439864
  7. Aisha Amjad, M.DFarmers Branch, TX 752341164739157
  8. Ali Pitafi, MDFarmers Branch, TX 752341023115615

Common questions

What is Dhafer Salem, M.D's NPI number?

Dhafer Salem, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467855973, issued on Sep 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dhafer Salem, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1441 N Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX, 75203. Phone: (214) 947-2385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dhafer Salem, M.D's license?

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 Dhafer Salem, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dhafer Salem, M.D had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.