Vikrant Salaria, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Council Bluffs, IA
Vikrant Salaria, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1043211493, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 35417, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vikrant Salaria
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 35417 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 N 16TH St Ste F, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
- Phone
- (712) 256-8885
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2025
- Fax
- (712) 256-8884
- Medicaid IDs
- 10025251500 NE
5441030 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040813000331); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vikrant Salaria in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 35417Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,692 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 398 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium321 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium305 claims
- Omeprazole289 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa206 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate193 claims
- Losartan Potassium182 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: $962.45
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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
- Amba Consultants IncCouncil Bluffs, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vikrant Salaria among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Vikrant Salaria, M.D. is one of 871 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Council Bluffs
They are 13 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erica Cichowski, M.D.Council Bluffs, IA 515011033224290
- Isam Marar, M.D.Council Bluffs, IA 515011104976109
- Kristine McVea, MD MPHCouncil Bluffs, IA 515011477591543
- Diana Rabadi-Marar, M.D.Council Bluffs, IA 515011366458945
- Kevin Crowley, M.D.Council Bluffs, IA 515031043324171
- Gary Devoss, M.D.Council Bluffs, IA 515031467566836
- Matthew Fryzek, M.D.Council Bluffs, IA 515031417020595
- John Ippolito, M.D.Council Bluffs, IA 515031215929708
Common questions
What is Vikrant Salaria, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vikrant Salaria, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043211493, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vikrant Salaria, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 N 16TH St Ste F, Council Bluffs, IA, 51501. Phone: (712) 256-8885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vikrant Salaria, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 35417, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vikrant Salaria, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vikrant Salaria, M.D. had 7,692 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.