Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Edinburg, TX
Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1407975048, issued on Mar 28, 2007. Check the license (Texas J9796, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- J9796 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5525 Doctors Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 362-8740
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2022
- Fax
- (956) 362-8795
- Medicaid ID
- 123954307 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070613000466); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5525 Doctors Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- S M Golam Alam, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1225072663
- Avery BarnhillPhysician Assistant1861124240
- Samantha De La Garza, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1033802665
- Natalie Ehret, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1578298089
- Raena Jennings, PA-CPhysician Assistant1487681573
- Bruno Lozano, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1821725466
Verify Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J9796Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,137 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate220 claims
- Olmesartan Medoxomil216 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate113 claims
- Farxiga104 claims
- Entresto93 claims
- Eliquis83 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: $1,004.15
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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
- Rio Grande Valley Cardiology, PLLCBrownsville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo, MD is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 58% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% 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 Texas 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 Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
All 1,603 in Texas → Every provider in Edinburg → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- S M Golam Alam, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391225072663
- Raul Martinez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391285641704
- Carlos Morales, MDEdinburg, TX 785391831211705
- Norman Ramirez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391871532531
- Richard Sanchez, D.O.Edinburg, TX 785391144666207
- Hector Soto, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391386690360
- Rolando Ascarrunz, MDHarlingen, TX 785501821093246
- Hugo Blake, MDHarlingen, TX 785501447254024
Common questions
What is Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo, MD's NPI number?
Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407975048, issued on Mar 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5525 Doctors Dr, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 362-8740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J9796, 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 Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leonardo Ernesto Salcedo, MD had 2,137 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.