Christopher T. Salerno
NPI 1245259837ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Chicago, IL
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) with Endeavor Health Medical Group and 2 other groups, practicing in Chicago, Illinois. Medicare paid $168,979 for services to 95 patients in 2024. Abbott Laboratories was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $6,264 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1245259837 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 18, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 24, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | 036153555 | IL |
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 (IL); Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (IN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 95 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 207 across 40 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $168,979 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical groups
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL · 3,350 clinicians
- University of ChicagoChicago, IL · 1,712 clinicians
- The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · 915 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$6,264 · 23 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$20,003 · 61 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $4,851 | 13 |
| Transmedics, Inc. | $722.84 | 1 |
| Atricure, Inc. | $189.08 | 1 |
| Abiomed | $123.93 | 1 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $113.86 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$3,475 · 3 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,500 · 16 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,289 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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