NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Salman Alam, DO

Psychiatry Physician · West Chester, PA

Salman Alam, DO is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1245811413, issued on Apr 19, 2021. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS025053, 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
1245811413
Name
Salman Alam
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
OS025053 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17 S Church St, West Chester, PA 19382
Phone
(516) 360-0763
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2021
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2025
Fax
(743) 740-5501
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 17 S Church St

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

  1. Suzanne Palekar, DOPsychiatry Physician1235557653

Verify Salman Alam 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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

419 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Salman Alam419
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxyzine Hcl31 claims
  2. Mirtazapine28 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl26 claims
  4. Aripiprazole22 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl22 claims
  6. Lamotrigine17 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: $129.73

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Salman Alam$129.73
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Salman Alam among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania

Salman Alam, DO is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Terrence Boyadjis, MDWest Chester, PA 193821669699120
  2. John Clayton, D.O.West Chester, PA 193821881665065
  3. Willie Earley, M.D.West Chester, PA 193821730451170
  4. Muhammad Anjum Irfan, M.D.West Chester, PA 193821902851983
  5. Stuart Levy, DOWest Chester, PA 193821881796688
  6. Suzanne Palekar, DOWest Chester, PA 193821235557653
  7. Carol Persons, M.D.West Chester, PA 193821568617678
  8. Regina Reed, MDWest Chester, PA 193821093871501

Common questions

What is Salman Alam, DO's NPI number?

Salman Alam, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245811413, issued on Apr 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Salman Alam, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17 S Church St, West Chester, PA, 19382. Phone: (516) 360-0763. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Salman Alam, DO's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS025053, 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 Salman Alam, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Salman Alam, DO had 419 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.