NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hector L. Salemi-Castro, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Evergreen, AL

Hector L. Salemi-Castro, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Evergreen, Alabama, and NPI 1841223658, issued on Jul 8, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 22418, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1841223658
Name
Hector L. Salemi-Castro
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
22418 AL
A73975 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 W Front St, Evergreen, AL 36401
Phone
(251) 578-2000
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
144710 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060221000399); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1996
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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Verify Hector L. Salemi-Castro in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

16,213 Medicare Part D claims for 477 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 2,207 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hector Salemi-Castro16,213
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,518 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate650 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium634 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl609 claims
  5. Gabapentin586 claims
  6. Celecoxib534 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: $296.43

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hector Salemi-Castro$296.43
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Hector L. Salemi-Castro among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama

Hector L. Salemi-Castro, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Evergreen

They are 2 of the 33 NPPES records with a practice address in Evergreen, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amrita Yearwood, MDEvergreen, AL 364011770559734
  2. Rex Butler, M.D.Andalusia, AL 364201730184961
  3. Darshana Vyas, MDAndalusia, AL 364201376548214
  4. Yongkuma Yongkuma, M.DAndalusia, AL 364201417148081
  5. Carole Lane, M.D.Brewton, AL 364261477501633
  6. Monica Gorbandt, MDFort Rucker, AL 363621083695670
  7. Sky Gwinn, M.DFort Rucker, AL 363621750797494
  8. Erica Murray, MDFt Novosel, AL 363621497989362

Common questions

What is Hector L. Salemi-Castro, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hector L. Salemi-Castro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841223658, issued on Jul 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hector L. Salemi-Castro, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 W Front St, Evergreen, AL, 36401. Phone: (251) 578-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hector L. Salemi-Castro, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 22418, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Hector L. Salemi-Castro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hector L. Salemi-Castro, M.D. had 16,213 Medicare Part D claims for 477 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.