Paul E. Salem, MD
Surgery Physician · Rochester, MN
Paul E. Salem, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1831621002, issued on Mar 28, 2017. Check the license (Minnesota 81236, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul E. Salem
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 81236 MN
292545 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1650 4TH St SE, Rochester, MN 55904
- Phone
- (507) 529-6600
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260107001041); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul E. Salem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 81236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt19 claims
- Meloxicam13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,165.78
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Paul E. Salem among 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota
Paul E. Salem, MD is one of 742 surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% 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 72% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2009 among the 430 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
214 surgery physician records list a practice address in Rochester
They are 214 of the 12,854 NPPES records with a practice address in Rochester, and 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Paul E. Salem, MD's NPI number?
Paul E. Salem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831621002, issued on Mar 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul E. Salem, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1650 4TH St SE, Rochester, MN, 55904. Phone: (507) 529-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul E. Salem, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 81236, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul E. Salem, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul E. Salem, MD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul E. Salem, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.