NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Salma Gul, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Lehighton, PA

Salma Gul, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275873895, issued on Feb 19, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD450631, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1275873895
Name
Salma Gul
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
MD450631 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E, Lehighton, PA 18235
Phone
(610) 402-5369
Enumerated
Feb 19, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150929000965); 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 2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E

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

  1. Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1982915880
  2. Madison HoffmanMedical Physician Assistant1316629694
  3. William Newman, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1861839482
  4. Tatyana Pankratova, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1013216324
  5. Jared Paster, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1639733751
  6. Lily Trexler, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1285451138

Verify Salma Gul in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

228 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Salma Gul228
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone15 claims
  2. Teriparatide11 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: $79.92

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Salma Gul$79.92
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Galen Inpatient Physicians PCDarby, PA
  2. Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical GroupDarby, PA

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

Salma Gul among 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania

Salma Gul, M.D. is one of 1,424 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 94% 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 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 47% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2011 among the 1,236 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Lehighton

They are 5 of the 277 NPPES records with a practice address in Lehighton, and 1,424 hospitalist physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hirenkumar Faldu, M.D.Lehighton, PA 182351982915880
  2. William Newman, D.O.Lehighton, PA 182351861839482
  3. Tatyana Pankratova, M.D.Lehighton, PA 182351013216324
  4. Fortunata Verdetti, M.D.Lehighton, PA 182351386851855
  5. Michael Sheaffer, DOHazleton, PA 182011316960149
  6. Reem Shakeel, MDStroudsburg, PA 183601346933843
  7. Gregory Stout, DOAllentown, PA 181051396795399
  8. David Caccese, MDAllentown, PA 181041942252796

Common questions

What is Salma Gul, M.D.'s NPI number?

Salma Gul, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275873895, issued on Feb 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Salma Gul, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2128 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E, Lehighton, PA, 18235. Phone: (610) 402-5369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Salma Gul, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD450631, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Salma Gul, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Salma Gul, M.D. had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.