What is Laura Salazar's specialty?

Laura Salazar (NPI 1205961646) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Newport Beach, CA.

Where does Laura Salazar practice?

Laura Salazar practices in Newport Beach, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1205961646.

How much does Medicare pay Laura Salazar?

Laura Salazar (NPI 1205961646) received approximately $162K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 422 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1205961646

Laura SalazarMD

Internal MedicineNewport Beach, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,022

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,904

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$156K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 10,499 Internal Medicine providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 531).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,748

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.3M

Distinct drugs

154

Brand share

25.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium646 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium376 claims

Amlodipine Besylate328 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium267 claims

Losartan Potassium230 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$111

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$111

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$111

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 557412

Home health agency

CCN 050224

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Laura Salazar's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	47	191
Karence Chan Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	12	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN	93	680
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	56	185
CALIFORNIA LABORATORY SCIENCES LLC	35	132
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute Clinical Laboratory · San Juan Capistrano, CA	29	114
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	24	96

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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