NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Salo

Physician Assistant · Carmichael, CA

Michael Salo is a physician assistant with a practice address in Carmichael, California, and NPI 1538604228, issued on Jan 4, 2017. Check the license (California 54183, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538604228
Name
Michael Salo
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
54183 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6501 Coyle Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608
Phone
(916) 537-5000
Enumerated
Jan 4, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170221001131); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6501 Coyle Ave

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

  1. Patricia Abraham-Armah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023950839
  2. Mina Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649113911
  3. Khurram Ali, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1760589790
  4. Deepika AluruAnesthesiology Physician1750313235
  5. Angel AmodoLicensed Psychiatric Technician1578246021
  6. Rayan Apelian, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902749575

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

123 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Michael Salo123
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin15 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: $60.05

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Spr Therapeutics, 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.

  1. Michael Salo$60.05
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. American Current Care OF California A Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
  2. Jurkowski Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
  3. Two Zeds Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael Salo among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Michael Salo is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 47% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 40% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 physician assistant records list a practice address in Carmichael

They are 42 of the 1,440 NPPES records with a practice address in Carmichael, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Cotton, P.A.C.Carmichael, CA 956081972505998
  2. Michael Denton, PACCarmichael, CA 956081316949332
  3. Cathleen Encarnacion, PA-CCarmichael, CA 956081659719599
  4. Christina Fantozzi, PA-CCarmichael, CA 956081699050385
  5. Alexis Fruge, PA-CCarmichael, CA 956081023315702
  6. Kristine Golden, PA-CCarmichael, CA 956081134318850
  7. Kayee IkedaCarmichael, CA 956081568771954
  8. Paul Kubin, P.A.Carmichael, CA 956081770833352

Common questions

What is Michael Salo's NPI number?

Michael Salo's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538604228, issued on Jan 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Salo located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6501 Coyle Ave, Carmichael, CA, 95608. Phone: (916) 537-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Salo's license?

NPPES lists California license number 54183, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael Salo prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Salo had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 77 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.