What is Mohamed Salem's specialty?

Mohamed Salem (NPI 1538139316) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Chicago, IL.

Where does Mohamed Salem practice?

Mohamed Salem practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538139316.

How much does Medicare pay Mohamed Salem?

Mohamed Salem (NPI 1538139316) received approximately $158K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 263 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538139316

Mohamed SalemM.D.

PRACTICEOPTIMUM KIDNEY CARE SCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

502

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,098

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$145K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 404 Nephrology providers in IL — below median (cohort median 1,672).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

818

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$143K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate114 claims

Furosemide107 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate71 claims

Losartan Potassium47 claims

Calcium Acetate45 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$150

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$150

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$150

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Mohamed Salem'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). 47 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
City Of Chicago Ambulance Service Provider · Chicago, IL	62	360
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Elmhurst, IL	58	813
Jack Lyons Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	56	361
Thomas Keane Interventional Radiology · Oak Brook, IL	45	358
REZAI, MOHAMMAD	42	273
William Sanders Pulmonary Disease · Chicago, IL	42	492
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE WEST WILLOW, LLC	40	530
CHAWLA, KAMAL	40	343
SINGH, BHURJI	38	319
Monica Sharma Infectious Disease · Chicago, IL	29	708
Muhammad Saudye Cardiology · Chicago, IL	28	166
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	27	399

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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