Fausto Fabian Salinas, MD
NPI 1740243443ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease· Tuscaloosa, AL
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (MD) with Tuscaloosa Lung and Sleep Consultants, PC, practicing in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,866,361 for 2,371 claims, against $261,693 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 18 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,349 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Dch Regional Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1740243443 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 16, 2012 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease Primary | 207RP1001X | 25328 | AL |
| Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | 207RC0200X | 25328 | AL |
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 - Pulmonary Disease (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 473 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,991 across 35 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $261,693 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,371 · 3,153 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 381 |
| Total drug cost | $2,866,361 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pulmonary Disease |
| Secondary specialties | Critical Care (Intensivists), Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Tuscaloosa Lung and Sleep Consultants, PCTuscaloosa, AL · 5 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL
- Fayette Medical CenterFayette, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$3,349 · 182 payments from 18 companies
- 2024$2,660 · 176 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $691.27 | 48 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $442.70 | 33 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $414.88 | 22 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $283.83 | 12 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $242.42 | 10 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$3,195 · 180 payments
- Education$153.74 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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