Thaju Salam, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Merriam, KS
Thaju Salam, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Merriam, Kansas, and NPI 1295794733, issued on Mar 22, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 04-29600, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thaju Salam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 04-29600 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9119 W 74TH St Ste 350, Merriam, KS 66204
- Phone
- (913) 632-9400
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2025
- Fax
- (913) 632-9444
- Medicaid ID
- 100420730A KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050317000880); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 190 in Kansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 9119 W 74TH St Ste 350
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anthony Albracht, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1841299112
- Anna Bhatnagar, APRNNurse Practitioner1467000729
- Mazda Biria, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1194847244
- Matthew Butler, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1326359308
- Jason D'Souza, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1619383221
- Michelle Dew, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1003853763
Verify Thaju Salam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-29600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
8,214 Medicare Part D claims for 820 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium746 claims
- Eliquis633 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate610 claims
- Losartan Potassium528 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate495 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium397 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,289.24
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Adventhealth Ransom Memorial IncOttawa, KS
- Shawnee Mission Medical Center IncOttawa, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thaju Salam among 190 cardiovascular disease physician records in Kansas
Thaju Salam, M.D. is one of 190 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 87% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1999 among the 125 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Merriam
They are 6 of the 547 NPPES records with a practice address in Merriam, and 190 cardiovascular disease physician records in Kansas.
All 190 in Kansas → Every provider in Merriam → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mazda Biria, M.D.Merriam, KS 662041194847244
- Matthew Butler, MDMerriam, KS 662041326359308
- Trevor Caldarera, MDShawnee Mission, KS 662041982231361
- Michelle Dew, MDMerriam, KS 662041003853763
- Jay Jackson, M.D.Shawnee Mission, KS 662041558360743
- John Lecluyse, M.D.Merriam, KS 662041356790810
- Jhulan Mukharji, M.D.Shawnee Mission, KS 662041154320414
- John Peterson, MDShawnee Mission, KS 662041346249554
Common questions
What is Thaju Salam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thaju Salam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295794733, issued on Mar 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thaju Salam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9119 W 74TH St Ste 350, Merriam, KS, 66204. Phone: (913) 632-9400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thaju Salam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-29600, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thaju Salam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thaju Salam, M.D. had 8,214 Medicare Part D claims for 820 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.