Joel Saldana, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Kenedy, TX
Joel Saldana, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kenedy, Texas, and NPI 1427021997, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas H2747, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Saldana
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- H2747 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3349 S Hwy 181, Kenedy, TX 78119
- Phone
- (830) 583-2569
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (830) 583-3721
- Medicaid ID
- 140081404 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090105000100); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3349 S Hwy 181
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joel Saldana in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H2747Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,462 Medicare Part D claims for 569 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 383 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium479 claims
- Gabapentin416 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium411 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate337 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium330 claims
- Lisinopril315 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $134.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Joel Saldana among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Joel Saldana, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kenedy
They are 4 of the 36 NPPES records with a practice address in Kenedy, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Courtney Buehring, APRNKenedy, TX 781191225719909
- Brittany Okpagu, M.D.Kenedy, TX 781191700128097
- Roberto Ramirez, MDKenedy, TX 781191033191762
- Rayford Mitchell, M.D.Karnes City, TX 781181811012198
- Carlos Caro, MDLa Vernia, TX 781211295189025
- Roderick Ekmark, MDLa Vernia, TX 781211063693398
- Sabrina GarciaLa Vernia, TX 781211619804788
- Beverly JohnsonLa Vernia, TX 781211477373967
Common questions
What is Joel Saldana, MD's NPI number?
Joel Saldana, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427021997, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Saldana, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3349 S Hwy 181, Kenedy, TX, 78119. Phone: (830) 583-2569. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Saldana, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H2747, as entered by the provider. 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 Joel Saldana, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Saldana, MD had 11,462 Medicare Part D claims for 569 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joel Saldana, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.4 of 100. 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.