Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Melina Salgado

Physician Assistant · Chicago Heights, IL

Melina Salgado is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1992352595, issued on Aug 20, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 085007981, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1992352595
Name
Melina Salgado
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
085007981 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
152 W Lincoln Hwy, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Phone
(708) 754-9687
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2019
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 152 W Lincoln Hwy

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

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  3. Marina IbrahimPhysician Assistant1992430524
  4. Logan Jones, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1336037894
  5. Laura Tucco, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710104328
  6. Luis Ugarte, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1629076781

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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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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53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,269 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Melina Salgado1,269
  2. Specialty average832

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium158 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa71 claims
  4. Hydrochlorothiazide68 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl56 claims
  6. Lisinopril43 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: $87.70

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.. The 61,144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $853.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melina Salgado$87.70
  2. Specialty average$853.85

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Esperanza Health CentersChicago, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

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There are 4,550 physician assistant records in Illinois.

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Common questions

What is Melina Salgado's NPI number?

Melina Salgado's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992352595, issued on Aug 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melina Salgado located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 152 W Lincoln Hwy, Chicago Heights, IL, 60411. Phone: (708) 754-9687. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melina Salgado's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 085007981, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melina Salgado prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melina Salgado had 1,269 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.