Michael Salama
Family Medicine Physician · South Gate, CA
Michael Salama is a family medicine physician with a practice address in South Gate, California, and NPI 1366734568, issued on May 5, 2011. Check the license (California A130462, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Salama
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A130462 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8204 Long Beach Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280
- Phone
- (323) 588-3300
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151110002249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Salama in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A130462Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
942 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl84 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate64 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims
- Lisinopril49 claims
- Omeprazole49 claims
- Ozempic42 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: $309.60
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Michael Salama among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Michael Salama is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 family medicine physician records list a practice address in South Gate
They are 31 of the 466 NPPES records with a practice address in South Gate, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Michael Salama's NPI number?
Michael Salama's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366734568, issued on May 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Salama located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8204 Long Beach Blvd, South Gate, CA, 90280. Phone: (323) 588-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Salama's license?
NPPES lists California license number A130462, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Salama prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Salama had 942 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.