Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Covington, LA
Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1013914050, issued on Jul 6, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 15289R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 15289R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Judge Tanner Blvd Ste 300, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 876-2100
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 871-1548
- Medicaid ID
- 1169633 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031205000313); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15289RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,987 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel169 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate168 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium140 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate128 claims
- Ezetimibe98 claims
- Spironolactone89 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $659.67
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Louisiana Heart And Vascular Institute, LLCHammond, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino among 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana
Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD is one of 176 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 98% 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, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 176 interventional cardiology physician records in Louisiana.
All 176 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Farhad Aduli, MDCovington, LA 704331023051372
- Frank Arena, M.D.Covington, LA 704331689671232
- Pramod Menon, M.D.Covington, LA 704331588620611
- Leonardo Orejarena, MDCovington, LA 704331932153376
- Hamid Salam, MD F.A.C.C.Covington, LA 704331346287737
- Bruce Ennis, M.D.Mandeville, LA 704481639134901
- Vasanth Bethala, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581548263999
- Cyril Bethala, M.D.Slidell, LA 704581528178415
Common questions
What is Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD's NPI number?
Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013914050, issued on Jul 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Judge Tanner Blvd Ste 300, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 876-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 15289R, 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 Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD had 1,987 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.