What is Melvin Saludes's specialty?

Melvin Saludes (NPI 1275643314) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Glen Dale, WV.

Where does Melvin Saludes practice?

Melvin Saludes practices in Glen Dale, WV, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1275643314.

How much does Medicare pay Melvin Saludes?

Melvin Saludes (NPI 1275643314) received approximately $217K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 675 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1275643314

Melvin SaludesM.D.

Internal MedicineGlen Dale, WVI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

992

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,696

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$212K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 508 Internal Medicine providers in WV — top quintile (cohort median 523).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,593

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.7M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

82.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Albuterol Sulfate572 claims

Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter409 claims

Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol264 claims

Albuterol Sulfate124 claims

Montelukast Sodium121 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

21.1

Quality

0.0

Cost

70.2

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-6.47%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$50K

Payment records

102

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$42K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$169

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$42K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$3K

Education$169

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Long-term care hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melvin Saludes'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). 94 inbound referrers · 186 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
WHEELING HOSPITAL INC	268	1,091
EAST OHIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL	241	1,272
REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC	215	1,309
Mark Benson Diagnostic Radiology · Wheeling, WV	176	713
OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, INC	159	662
Zaveen Kureishy Internal Medicine · Glen Dale, WV	132	1,255
Michael Maroney Diagnostic Radiology · Wheeling, WV	126	372
Jessica Stolz Nurse Practitioner · Marietta, OH	123	520
DHARAWAT, MADHUSUDAN	116	651
Carter Kenamond Diagnostic Radiology · Wheeling, WV	114	321
BLATT, MICHAEL	112	443
ALMARIO, VICENTE	112	471

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
EAST OHIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL	247	1,275
WHEELING HOSPITAL INC	229	1,005
REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC	163	984
Mark Benson Diagnostic Radiology · Wheeling, WV	158	722
Gary Loh Diagnostic Radiology · Wheeling, WV	152	592
NEIS, THOMAS	146	750
OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, INC	145	659
Eric Irwin Diagnostic Radiology · Wheeling, WV	142	601
Jessica Stolz Nurse Practitioner · Marietta, OH	134	575
Zaveen Kureishy Internal Medicine · Glen Dale, WV	132	1,212
Michael Maroney Diagnostic Radiology · Wheeling, WV	121	364
DHARAWAT, MADHUSUDAN	114	581

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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