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.
- 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
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210115000842); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melina Salgado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085007981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium158 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate116 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa71 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide68 claims
- Metformin Hcl56 claims
- 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: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Esperanza Health CentersChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melina Salgado among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois
Melina Salgado is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% 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 53% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2019 among the 3,407 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physician Assistant providers in Illinois
There are 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Heinrich, P.A.Chicago Heights, IL 604111851338560
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- Sujithra Reprakash, PA-CCalumet City, IL 604091699330811
- Anjali George, PAChicago Ridge, IL 604151023830726
- Christopher Hokanson, PA-CChicago Ridge, IL 604151740087907
- Lily MalasChicago Ridge, IL 604151093563447
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 830. 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.