NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul Salinas, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Frisco, TX

Paul Salinas, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Frisco, Texas, and NPI 1528262110, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas L6615, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528262110
Name
Paul Salinas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
L6615 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8350 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034
Phone
(972) 377-9200
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(972) 377-9300
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071126000710); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2000
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

885 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 221 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Salinas885
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen138 claims
  2. Gabapentin123 claims
  3. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl118 claims
  4. Promethazine Hcl67 claims
  5. Ibuprofen58 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone54 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: $1,719.98

43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Solco Biomedical Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paul Salinas$1,720
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Frisco Spine, PAFrisco, TX

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

Paul Salinas among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Paul Salinas, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rob Dickerman, D.O., PH.D.Frisco, TX 750341962424747
  2. Nicholas Ferraro, MDFrisco, TX 750341457644205
  3. Ricky Kalra, M.D.Frisco, TX 750341003059114
  4. Samir Parikh, MDFrisco, TX 750341710106026
  5. Douglas Koontz, MD, FACSFrisco, TX 750331265420509
  6. Amir Malik, M.D.Frisco, TX 750331801814520
  7. Ripul Panchal, DOFrisco, TX 750331245400167
  8. Todd Shanks, MDFrisco, TX 750351154542181

Common questions

What is Paul Salinas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paul Salinas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528262110, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul Salinas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8350 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco, TX, 75034. Phone: (972) 377-9200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul Salinas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L6615, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul Salinas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul Salinas, M.D. had 885 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.