Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Covington, LA
Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1346287737, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 15093R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hamid Salam
- Credential
- MD F.A.C.C.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 15093R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1006 S Harrison St, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 871-4140
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2022
- Fax
- (985) 871-4150
- Medicaid ID
- 1166472 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040319000047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1006 S Harrison St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Hamid Salam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15093RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
2,773 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel350 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate271 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium267 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium177 claims
- Eliquis141 claims
- Furosemide92 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $13,774.51
94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- East Jefferson Physicians Group LLCCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hamid Salam among 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana
Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C. is one of 176 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 98% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana.
All 176 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Farhad Aduli, MDCovington, LA 704331023051372
- Frank Arena, M.D.Covington, LA 704331689671232
- Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MDCovington, LA 704331013914050
- Pramod Menon, M.D.Covington, LA 704331588620611
- Leonardo Orejarena, MDCovington, LA 704331932153376
- Bruce Ennis, M.D.Mandeville, LA 704481639134901
- Vasanth Bethala, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581548263999
- Cyril Bethala, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581528178415
Common questions
What is Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C.'s NPI number?
Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346287737, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1006 S Harrison St, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 871-4140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 15093R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C. had 2,773 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.