NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricardo Velasquez Saldana, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Bronx, NY

Ricardo Velasquez Saldana, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1497196786, issued on Jul 15, 2013. Check the license (New York 298600, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497196786
Name
Ricardo Velasquez Saldana
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
298600 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4422 3RD Ave, Bronx, NY 10457
Phone
(718) 960-6202
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(718) 960-3486
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190724002642); 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 4422 3RD Ave

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

  1. Matthew Abad, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1629490693
  2. Jamaad AbdiDentist1609458421
  3. Rita Abraham, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326743378
  4. Hiluf Abule, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083447452
  5. Yohannes Achamyeleh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912745548
  6. Juan Acosta, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1316940968

Verify Ricardo Velasquez Saldana in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%91.7
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North Shore-Lij Medical PCNew Hyde Park, NY

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

Ricardo Velasquez Saldana among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Ricardo Velasquez Saldana, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

960 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bronx

They are 960 of the 32,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Bronx, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sai Akella, MDBronx, NY 104571386741312
  2. Jitendra Barmecha, MD, MPH, FACPBronx, NY 104571336115567
  3. Florenta Bederniceanu, M.D.Bronx, NY 104571417917154
  4. Galina Bendich, M.D.Bronx, NY 104571376590596
  5. Rachel Bermudez, MDBronx, NY 104571235110776
  6. Tamara Erlikh, M.D.Bronx, NY 104571518900471
  7. Joseph Harris, MDBronx, NY 104571275567653
  8. Manisha Kulshreshtha, M.D.Bronx, NY 104571144295007

Common questions

What is Ricardo Velasquez Saldana, MD's NPI number?

Ricardo Velasquez Saldana, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497196786, issued on Jul 15, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricardo Velasquez Saldana, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4422 3RD Ave, Bronx, NY, 10457. Phone: (718) 960-6202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricardo Velasquez Saldana, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 298600, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Ricardo Velasquez Saldana, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.