NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melba Salazar, DDS

Dentist · San Antonio, TX

Melba Salazar, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1326690892, issued on Jul 15, 2019. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1326690892
Name
Melba Salazar
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
DN24330 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8647 Wurzbach RD Bldg B, San Antonio, TX 78240
Phone
(210) 690-9430
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2019
Record last updated
May 13, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8647 Wurzbach RD Bldg B

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

  1. Ioan Bec, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1861725798

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Melba Salazar15
  2. Specialty average86

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.

Melba Salazar among 6,572 dentist records in Texas

Melba Salazar, DDS is one of 6,572 dentist records with a practice address in Texas. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

547 dentist records list a practice address in San Antonio

They are 547 of the 37,749 NPPES records with a practice address in San Antonio, and 6,572 dentist records in Texas.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bassam Abazid, DDSSan Antonio, TX 782401639339724
  2. Omolola Adetona, DDSSan Antonio, TX 782401033145628
  3. David Arreguin, D.D.S.San Antonio, TX 782401285937201
  4. Samer Bsoul, DDS MSSan Antonio, TX 782401609965276
  5. Sandra Cortez, DDSSan Antonio, TX 782401992886907
  6. Chia Ling Hsu, D.D.S.San Antonio, TX 782401093060261
  7. Cyril Joseph, DMDSan Antonio, TX 782401326228818
  8. Stuart Kalmus, D.D.S.San Antonio, TX 782401710992102

Common questions

What is Melba Salazar, DDS's NPI number?

Melba Salazar, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326690892, issued on Jul 15, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melba Salazar, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8647 Wurzbach RD Bldg B, San Antonio, TX, 78240. Phone: (210) 690-9430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melba Salazar, DDS's license?

Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melba Salazar, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melba Salazar, DDS had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.