Aitua Salami, M.B.B.S MPH
NPI 1366825812ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Minneapolis, MN
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (M.B.B.S MPH) with University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, practicing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Medicare paid $5,544 for services to 15 patients in 2024. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $6,150 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1366825812 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.B.B.S MPH |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 2, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | V0862 | TX |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 69012 | MN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 15 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 34 across 22 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $5,544 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasDallas, TX · 3,187 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$6,150 · 25 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$4,820 · 19 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $5,652 | 20 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $158.33 | 1 |
| On Target Laboratories, Inc | $135.10 | 2 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $130.10 | 1 |
| Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | $74.27 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$2,877 · 12 payments
- Education$2,500 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$772.33 · 12 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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