Gunnar Eduard Salumaa, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Union City, CA
Gunnar Eduard Salumaa, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Union City, California, and NPI 1588742332, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A69891, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gunnar Eduard Salumaa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A69891 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3553 Whipple RD, Union City, CA 94587
- Phone
- (510) 454-1000
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A698910 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050615000696); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gunnar Eduard Salumaa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A69891Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,735 Medicare Part D claims for 737 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 346 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium428 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate228 claims
- Lisinopril211 claims
- Atenolol178 claims
- Losartan Potassium161 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide136 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncUnion City, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gunnar Eduard Salumaa among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Gunnar Eduard Salumaa, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Union City
They are 46 of the 1,006 NPPES records with a practice address in Union City, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Gunnar Eduard Salumaa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gunnar Eduard Salumaa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588742332, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gunnar Eduard Salumaa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3553 Whipple RD, Union City, CA, 94587. Phone: (510) 454-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gunnar Eduard Salumaa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A69891, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gunnar Eduard Salumaa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gunnar Eduard Salumaa, M.D. had 5,735 Medicare Part D claims for 737 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.