NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric D. Salk, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Torrington, CT

Eric D. Salk, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Torrington, Connecticut, and NPI 1609828334, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 036175, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609828334
Name
Eric D. Salk
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
036175 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
540 Litchfield St, Torrington, CT 06790
Phone
(860) 496-6319
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050215000688); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1992
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 540 Litchfield St

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

  1. Charles AdamsNurse Practitioner1801930755
  2. Natalie Adamson, RD,CD-NRegistered Dietitian1942585054
  3. Fahad Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1578010773
  4. Carla AngevineRegistered Dietitian1295947091
  5. Joyce Armstrong, LCSWClinical Social Worker1881832327
  6. Allison Arnista, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689534257

Verify Eric D. Salk in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

497 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Salk497
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass50 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
  3. Prednisone41 claims
  4. Azithromycin40 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
  6. Cephalexin28 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score72.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT

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

Eric D. Salk among 846 emergency medicine physician records in Connecticut

Eric D. Salk, MD is one of 846 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 86% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2011 among the 574 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrington

They are 12 of the 824 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrington, and 846 emergency medicine physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raymond Chai, M.D.Torrington, CT 067901871948836
  2. Richard Childs, MDTorrington, CT 067901013060599
  3. Anthony Coppola, DOTorrington, CT 067901376836205
  4. Maurice Defina, MDTorrington, CT 067901588749055
  5. Aaron Floch, MDTorrington, CT 067901619617057
  6. Richard Forest, MDTorrington, CT 067901952344145
  7. Michael Grant, MDTorrington, CT 067901649703703
  8. Henri Lamothe, M.DTorrington, CT 067901952314916

Common questions

What is Eric D. Salk, MD's NPI number?

Eric D. Salk, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609828334, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric D. Salk, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 Litchfield St, Torrington, CT, 06790. Phone: (860) 496-6319. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric D. Salk, MD's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 036175, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Eric D. Salk, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric D. Salk, MD had 497 Medicare Part D claims for 333 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Eric D. Salk, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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.