NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mehrdad Salamat, MD

Pediatric Cardiology Physician · Corpus Christi, TX

Mehrdad Salamat, MD is a pediatric cardiology physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1154378669, issued on May 28, 2006. Check the license (Texas L1728, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154378669
Name
Mehrdad Salamat
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Cardiology Physician 2080P0202X
License number
L1728 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5802 Saratoga Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78414
Phone
(361) 452-4404
Enumerated
May 28, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(361) 452-4407
Medicaid ID
141268602 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101230000908); 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 5802 Saratoga Blvd

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

  1. Crystal Campos Valls, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1679508360
  2. Marian Hendricks, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1114915451
  3. Veronica Lopez, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1871726158
  4. Shyam PandyaFamily Medicine Physician1295318269
  5. Sandra Portillo-Barrera, CFNPNurse Practitioner1265094726

Verify Mehrdad Salamat in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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Industry payments in 2024: $645.21

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. The 1,156 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,864.57 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mehrdad Salamat$645.21
  2. Specialty average$2,864.57

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. Children's Physician Services OF South TexasCorpus Christi, TX

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

Mehrdad Salamat among 325 pediatric cardiology physician records in Texas

Mehrdad Salamat, MD is one of 325 pediatric cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 71% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 163 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 325 pediatric cardiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 pediatric cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Pradip Dhar, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784141699722108
  2. John Brownlee, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111487633145
  3. Stephanie Ghaleb, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111891127726
  4. Garbine Goya, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111174611156
  5. Jerry Michael, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111710245642
  6. Mohamed Nagiub, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111134431760
  7. Nazire Ozcelik, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784111366699159
  8. Myung Park, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111093753162

Common questions

What is Mehrdad Salamat, MD's NPI number?

Mehrdad Salamat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154378669, issued on May 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mehrdad Salamat, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5802 Saratoga Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX, 78414. Phone: (361) 452-4404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mehrdad Salamat, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L1728, 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.

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.