Waqas Salam, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Waqas Salam, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609337245, issued on Mar 27, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS024689, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Waqas Salam
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- OS024689 PA
62750 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5675 N Front St Ste 141, Philadelphia, PA 19120
- Phone
- (267) 428-6575
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Waqas Salam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS024689Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,559 Medicare Part D claims for 401 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium135 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate120 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium119 claims
- Losartan Potassium97 claims
- Alprazolam85 claims
- Lisinopril74 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.
Waqas Salam among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Waqas Salam, DO is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Waqas Salam, DO's NPI number?
Waqas Salam, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609337245, issued on Mar 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Waqas Salam, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5675 N Front St Ste 141, Philadelphia, PA, 19120. Phone: (267) 428-6575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Waqas Salam, DO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS024689, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Waqas Salam, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Waqas Salam, DO had 3,559 Medicare Part D claims for 401 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.