What is Melinda Salinas's specialty?

Melinda Salinas (NPI 1376723585) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Corpus Christi, TX.

Where does Melinda Salinas practice?

Melinda Salinas practices in Corpus Christi, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1376723585.

How much does Medicare pay Melinda Salinas?

Melinda Salinas (NPI 1376723585) received approximately $21K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 118 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1376723585

Melinda SalinasMPAS, PA-C

PRACTICEBALDEMAR COVARRUBIAS M.D., PASee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantCorpus Christi, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

284

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

419

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$19K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 6,198 Physician Assistant providers in TX — above median (cohort median 254).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,434

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$456K

Distinct drugs

126

Brand share

16.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium453 claims

Amlodipine Besylate405 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium371 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium357 claims

Metformin Hcl328 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$414

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$414

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$414

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melinda Salinas'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). 1 inbound referrers · 2 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Baldemar Covarrubias Family Practice · Corpus Christi, TX	18	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Baldemar Covarrubias Family Practice · Corpus Christi, TX	14	26
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	13	23

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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