Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr., M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lafayette, LA
Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr., M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1245241686, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 023853, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr.
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 023853 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 155 Hospital Dr Ste 200, Lafayette, LA 70503
- Phone
- (337) 232-1010
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 234-3591
- Medicaid ID
- 1485675 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050929000361); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 155 Hospital Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr. in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 023853Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,367 Medicare Part D claims for 769 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 150 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium669 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium585 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium469 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium452 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate413 claims
- Metformin Hcl407 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): 96.7 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: $488.38
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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
- Stephen Salopek MD LLCLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr. among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr., M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
107 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lafayette
They are 107 of the 5,181 NPPES records with a practice address in Lafayette, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr., M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr., M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245241686, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr., M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Hospital Dr Ste 200, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Phone: (337) 232-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr., M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 023853, 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 Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr., M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr., M.D. had 12,367 Medicare Part D claims for 769 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Robert Salopek, Jr., M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.7 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.