Stephen Salaz, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Abilene, TX
Stephen Salaz, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Abilene, Texas, and NPI 1609466960, issued on Jan 21, 2021. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Salaz
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 1633 Cottonwood St, Abilene, TX 79601
- Phone
- (619) 917-9064
- Enumerated
- Jan 21, 2021
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210520003015); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Salaz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
606 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 127 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin158 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium130 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine103 claims
- Methocarbamol87 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium33 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 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): 73.1 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: $26.39
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Hendrick Provider NetworkAbilene, TX
- The West Texas Rehabilitation CenterSan Angelo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Salaz among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Stephen Salaz, PA-C is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 69% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 69% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
79 physician assistant records list a practice address in Abilene
They are 79 of the 2,547 NPPES records with a practice address in Abilene, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Salaz, PA-C's NPI number?
Stephen Salaz, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609466960, issued on Jan 21, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Salaz, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1633 Cottonwood St, Abilene, TX, 79601. Phone: (619) 917-9064. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Salaz, PA-C's license?
Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Salaz, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Salaz, PA-C had 606 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Salaz, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.1 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.