NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karzan Salih

Hospitalist Physician · Colorado Springs, CO

Karzan Salih is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1154958510, issued on Mar 25, 2020. Check the license (Colorado DR.0070705, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; 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
1154958510
Name
Karzan Salih
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
DR.0070705 CO
MT221468 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1400 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Phone
(832) 883-5071
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2020
Record last updated
May 30, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231002000954); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1400 E Boulder St

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

  1. Simone Abachiche, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1801566518
  2. Mary Abraham, PA-CPhysician Assistant1225696800
  3. Mark Alanis, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1699804815
  4. Carah Aldrich, NPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1255817441
  5. Elizabeth Allen, LCSWClinical Social Worker1952840662
  6. Russell Allen, MDAnesthesiology Physician1013968403

Verify Karzan Salih in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

288 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karzan Salih288
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefuroxime26 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
  4. Furosemide11 claims
  5. Symbicort11 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): 97.6 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 score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCColorado Springs, CO

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

Karzan Salih among 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado

Karzan Salih is one of 806 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 622 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Colorado

There are 806 hospitalist physician records in Colorado.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda Banas, D.O.Colorado Springs, CO 809091235518671
  2. Tiffany Cartner, D.OColorado Springs, CO 809091437373941
  3. Ruth Ferguson, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091841554375
  4. Daniel Gioia, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091891055729
  5. Brandon Hamilton, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091386635381
  6. Kirk Reichelt, MDColorado Springs, CO 809091326281973
  7. Mary Wallace, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809091215109228
  8. Austin WestColorado Springs, CO 809101790305589

Common questions

What is Karzan Salih's NPI number?

Karzan Salih's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154958510, issued on Mar 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karzan Salih located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909. Phone: (832) 883-5071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karzan Salih's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0070705, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Karzan Salih prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karzan Salih had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Karzan Salih's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.