Salvatore M. Calandra, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Buffalo, NY
Salvatore M. Calandra, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1659307528, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (New York 164085-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salvatore M. Calandra
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 164085-1 NY
164085 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Lakefront Blvd Ste 208, Buffalo, NY 14202
- Phone
- (716) 893-1010
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 893-1002
- Medicaid ID
- 01456082 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100608000874); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Salvatore M. Calandra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 164085-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,253 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate170 claims
- Eliquis99 claims
- Furosemide94 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium76 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate71 claims
- Potassium Chloride48 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 46.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,014.51
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, 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.
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
- Suburban Cardiology PCWilliamsville, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salvatore M. Calandra among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Salvatore M. Calandra, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
293 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Buffalo
They are 293 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Salvatore M. Calandra, MD's NPI number?
Salvatore M. Calandra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659307528, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salvatore M. Calandra, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Lakefront Blvd Ste 208, Buffalo, NY, 14202. Phone: (716) 893-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salvatore M. Calandra, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 164085-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Salvatore M. Calandra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salvatore M. Calandra, MD had 1,253 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Salvatore M. Calandra, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.6 of 100. 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.