Salvador H. Vazquez, MD
Surgery Physician · Opelousas, LA
Salvador H. Vazquez, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Opelousas, Louisiana, and NPI 1528278819, issued on May 23, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 200017, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salvador H. Vazquez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 200017 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 703 E Prudhomme St, Opelousas, LA 70570
- Phone
- (337) 942-7192
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1060186 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240208004088); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 703 E Prudhomme St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Amy, M.D.Surgery Physician1649294398
- Thomas Castille, M.D.Surgery Physician1154328292
- Jessica Fussell, PAPhysician Assistant1366779175
- Mark Sicard, MDSurgery Physician1013209329
Verify Salvador H. Vazquez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 200017Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $30.65
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salvador H. Vazquez among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Salvador H. Vazquez, MD is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 surgery physician records list a practice address in Opelousas
They are 7 of the 648 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelousas, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Amy, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701649294398
- Thomas Castille, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701154328292
- Glynn Granger, MDOpelousas, LA 705701629069034
- Brooks Lowrey, MDOpelousas, LA 705701063953255
- Mark Sicard, MDOpelousas, LA 705701013209329
- Kerry Thibodeaux, MD FACSOpelousas, LA 705701093774192
- William Harkrider, MDNew Iberia, LA 705631144222563
- Henry Kaufman, M.D.New Iberia, LA 705631477510535
Common questions
What is Salvador H. Vazquez, MD's NPI number?
Salvador H. Vazquez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528278819, issued on May 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salvador H. Vazquez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 703 E Prudhomme St, Opelousas, LA, 70570. Phone: (337) 942-7192. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salvador H. Vazquez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 200017, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Salvador H. Vazquez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salvador H. Vazquez, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.