Merjona Saliaj, MD
NPI 1427417187ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Jamaica, NY
Internal Medicine (MD) with Optum Urgent Care PLLC, practicing in Jamaica, New York. 55 Medicare patients in 2024, $5,727 paid; nearly all of their 94 Part D prescriptions were generic (91%). Pfizer Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $123.78 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Queens Hospital Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1427417187 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 10, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 10, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 299868 | NY |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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 - Internal Medicine (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 55 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 101 across 9 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $5,727 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 94 · 102 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 45 |
| Total drug cost | $6,710 |
| Generic share | 91% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Optum Urgent Care PLLCWest Islip, NY · 68 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Queens Hospital CenterJamaica, NY
Other facilities
- Girling Health Care of New YorkHome health agency · Brooklyn, NY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$123.78 · 5 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$316.95 · 12 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $51.24 | 2 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $24.94 | 1 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $23.89 | 1 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $23.71 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$123.78 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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