NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Saleh Jaafar, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Castroville, TX

Saleh Jaafar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Castroville, Texas, and NPI 1679564587, issued on Oct 31, 2005. Check the license (Texas K0839, 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
1679564587
Name
Saleh Jaafar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
K0839 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1051 Hwy 90E, Castroville, TX 78009
Phone
(830) 931-3336
Enumerated
Oct 31, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(830) 931-3508
Medicaid IDs
127483902 TX
127483907 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091207000467); may accept Medicare assignment
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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Verify Saleh Jaafar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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11.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

36,354 Medicare Part D claims for 2,475 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 178 claims were for opioids.

  1. Saleh Jaafar36,354
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium2,106 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium1,852 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate1,724 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium1,651 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium1,610 claims
  6. Gabapentin1,018 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: $5,649.72

225 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Saleh Jaafar$5,649.72
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Medcare Associates PACastroville, TX

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

Saleh Jaafar among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Saleh Jaafar, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Castroville

They are 2 of the 88 NPPES records with a practice address in Castroville, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rodrigo CrespoCastroville, TX 780091609854090
  2. Mitchell Dullnig, M.D.Sisterdale, TX 780061669600573
  3. Steven Dunlap, M.D.Boerne, TX 780061881670677
  4. Terry Grover, D.O.Boerne, TX 780061548263759
  5. Auston Myers, M.D.Boerne, TX 780061770861742
  6. Milton Shaw, M.D.Boerne, TX 780061346203007
  7. Ronald Sims, M.D.Boerne, TX 780061295851202
  8. Rosaria Taimouri, MDBoerne, TX 780061306952296

Common questions

What is Saleh Jaafar, MD's NPI number?

Saleh Jaafar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679564587, issued on Oct 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Saleh Jaafar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1051 Hwy 90E, Castroville, TX, 78009. Phone: (830) 931-3336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Saleh Jaafar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K0839, 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 Saleh Jaafar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Saleh Jaafar, MD had 36,354 Medicare Part D claims for 2,475 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.