Christopher Paul Salazar, AGACNP-BC
NPI 1013771203ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine· Culver City, CA
Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine (AGACNP-BC) with Prohealth Partners, A Medical Group and 2 other groups, practicing in Culver City, California. In 2024 Medicare paid $136,686 for 317 patients, and Part D covered 592 of their prescriptions, 89% of them generic. Akebia Therapeutics Inc was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $293.82 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1013771203 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | AGACNP-BC |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Feb 8, 2024 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 8, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 8, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine Primary | 363LC0200X | 95029023 | CA |
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | 207RP1001X | 95029023 | CA |
| Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | 363LA2100X | 95029023 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 317 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,716 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $136,686 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 592 · 598 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 128 |
| Total drug cost | $24,761 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Prohealth Partners, A Medical GroupLong Beach, CA · 239 clinicians
- Sharwin Tafazoli IncCulver City, CA · 65 clinicians
- Pantea Farhadi MD A Medical CorporationLos Angeles, CA · 4 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$293.82 · 3 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$42.27 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | $121.71 | 1 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $95.19 | 1 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $76.92 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$293.82 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records