Richard P. Salzano Jr., MD

NPI 1033157714ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· New Haven, CT

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) in New Haven, Connecticut, trained at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (class of 1988). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $21,364 for 93 patients in 2024, with only 20 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,810 in all, mostly education.

Overview

NPI	1033157714
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jun 3, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Nov 8, 2018

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary	208G00000X	034350	CT
Specialist	174400000X	34350	CT

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (CT)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	93
Services billed	294 across 28 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$21,364

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	20 · 20 30-day fills
Patients	18
Total drug cost	$3,081

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Graduation year	1988
Medicare specialty	Thoracic Surgery
Secondary specialties	General Surgery