NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jorge E. Salazar, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Melbourne, FL

Jorge E. Salazar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Melbourne, Florida, and NPI 1225012867, issued on Dec 6, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME56809, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225012867
Name
Jorge E. Salazar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
ME56809 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1223 Gateway Dr Ste 1A, Melbourne, FL 32901
Phone
(321) 312-3316
Enumerated
Dec 6, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(321) 768-5031
Medicaid ID
0634174000 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100226000736); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1987
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 1223 Gateway Dr Ste 1A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tonya Bowden, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1639603277
  2. Colleen Briand, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1275985707
  3. Maria Cruz, ARNPNurse Practitioner1477667616
  4. Elena Hamant, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659979110
  5. Eduardo Nevarez-Carrillo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1386785624
  6. Jacqueline Salazar, ARNPNurse Practitioner1861442626

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,277 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jorge Salazar7,277
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium397 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate356 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium247 claims
  4. Valsartan247 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl176 claims
  6. Pravastatin Sodium175 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): 85.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%78.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,400.00

1 payment: long term medical supply or device loan; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. 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. Jorge Salazar$2,400.00
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Health First Medical Group, LLCMelbourne, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jorge E. Salazar among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Jorge E. Salazar, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 48% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

88 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Melbourne

They are 88 of the 4,629 NPPES records with a practice address in Melbourne, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angela Aboutanos, MDMelbourne, FL 329011730158577
  2. Andrew Atkinson, MDMelbourne, FL 329011437126133
  3. Gobivenkata Balaji, MDMelbourne, FL 329011649230459
  4. Gilbert Fortus, MDMelbourne, FL 329011356311385
  5. Ramesh Girjashanker, MDMelbourne, FL 329011144220880
  6. Janet Hurlburt, MDMelbourne, FL 329011083697858
  7. David Hurwitz, MDMelbourne, FL 329011952384109
  8. Martin Isenman, MDMelbourne, FL 329011366433021

Common questions

What is Jorge E. Salazar, MD's NPI number?

Jorge E. Salazar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225012867, issued on Dec 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jorge E. Salazar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1223 Gateway Dr Ste 1A, Melbourne, FL, 32901. Phone: (321) 312-3316. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jorge E. Salazar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME56809, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jorge E. Salazar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jorge E. Salazar, MD had 7,277 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jorge E. Salazar, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 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.

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