John F. Salazar, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Augusta, GA
John F. Salazar, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1144244914, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 024079, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John F. Salazar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 024079 GA
18452 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1348 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30901
- Phone
- (706) 724-8611
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 724-6202
- Medicaid IDs
- 00284908I GA
G24079 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101210000786); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1348 Walton Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Peter Bigham, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1134154040
- Wade Blount, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1891717484
- Donald Burns, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1912012915
Verify John F. Salazar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 024079Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,950 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate430 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium424 claims
- Carvedilol383 claims
- Eliquis290 claims
- Ezetimibe188 claims
- Losartan Potassium177 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $971.13
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Bimal R Shah MD PCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John F. Salazar among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia
John F. Salazar, M.D. is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.
All 726 in Georgia → Every provider in Augusta → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abdulla Abdulla, MDAugusta, GA 309011174502694
- Peter Bigham, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011134154040
- Mac Bowman, MDAugusta, GA 309011972549046
- Paul Cundey, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011063447464
- Wayne Kaesemeyer, MDAugusta, GA 309011144241365
- Kellie Lane, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011396787321
- Jennifer McNear, M.D.Augusta, GA 309011962577239
- Joseph Pensabene, MDAugusta, GA 309011427157114
Common questions
What is John F. Salazar, M.D.'s NPI number?
John F. Salazar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144244914, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John F. Salazar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1348 Walton Way, Augusta, GA, 30901. Phone: (706) 724-8611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John F. Salazar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 024079, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John F. Salazar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John F. Salazar, M.D. had 3,950 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John F. Salazar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.