Michael Salih, DPM
Podiatrist · Merced, CA
Michael Salih, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1164526356, issued on Sep 11, 2006. Check the license (California E4507, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Salih
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- E4507 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 378 W Olive Ave, Merced, CA 95348
- Phone
- (209) 384-3198
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (209) 383-4230
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040130001109); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Podiatric Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 378 W Olive Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Maiya Thao, DPMPodiatrist1104920297
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- Brian Vierra, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1659483154
Verify Michael Salih in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E4507Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
520 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole101 claims
- Ammonium Lactate71 claims
- Gabapentin52 claims
- Clotrimazole38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen31 claims
- Pregabalin30 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: $46.95
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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
- Ashkan Soleymani Dpm IncInglewood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Salih among 1,023 podiatrist records in California
Michael Salih, DPM is one of 1,023 podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1998 among the 593 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,023 podiatrist records in California.
All 1,023 in California → Every provider in Merced → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pauline Busa Huson, DPMMerced, CA 953481932113222
- Peter Herr, DPMMerced, CA 953481801015250
- James Huish, DPMMerced, CA 953481518053495
- Maiya Thao, DPMMerced, CA 953481104920297
- Charlotte Vang, DPMMerced, CA 953481700867785
- Marvin Ricks, DPMModesto, CA 953501548291263
- Michael Wolterbeek, DPMModesto, CA 953501497767396
- Adhir Singh, DPMModesto, CA 953541477595585
Common questions
What is Michael Salih, DPM's NPI number?
Michael Salih, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164526356, issued on Sep 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Salih, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 378 W Olive Ave, Merced, CA, 95348. Phone: (209) 384-3198. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Salih, DPM's license?
NPPES lists California license number E4507, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Salih, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Salih, DPM had 520 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. 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.