Physician

Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD (NPI: 1013914050) practices interventional cardiology in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from St. Tammany, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is LOUISIANA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE, LLC (NPI: 1083187330; TIN: 83-2631169) and primary practice location at 70433-7208.

Buttaci-Guarino's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 495 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,534 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $141,886 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 78452 (Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect). Part D data shows 1,987 prescription claims across 258 beneficiaries totaling $202,899 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). 2022 DME data shows 39 claims. Open Payments data shows 22 records totaling $660. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $850,857 to $141,886. Similarly, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $971,890 to $202,899. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $81,493 to $13,991.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$425K$851K2015 Medicare payment: $850,857 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $834,748 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $707,526 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $841,186 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $448,978 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $55,543 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $73,716 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $79,874 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $99,983 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $141,886 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20152,27915,377$850,857
20162,07813,872$834,748
20171,90012,913$707,526
20181,93914,115$841,186
20191,3507,552$448,978
2020245798$55,543
2021241893$73,716
2022299977$79,874
20235371,370$99,983
20244951,534$141,886

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$531K$1.1M2015 Drug cost: $971,890 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,061,272 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $947,452 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $892,087 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $747,983 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $185,360 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $130,018 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $112,992 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $159,721 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $202,899 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151,28421,227$971,890
20161,32321,193$1,061,272
20171,30919,435$947,452
20181,30116,232$892,087
20191,22511,875$747,983
20206832,546$185,360
20212261,147$130,018
20221891,171$112,992
20232361,609$159,721
20242581,987$202,899

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$41K$81K2015 Medicare payment: $81,090 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $74,932 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $40,026 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $36,471 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $7,903 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $2,316 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,714 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,949 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015204532$81,090
2016176431$74,932
2017140404$40,026
201870282$36,471
201924214$7,903
2020N/R85$2,316
2021N/R36$1,714
2022N/R39$1,949
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
78452Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect8383$148
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more105182$85
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function208218$71
93880Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow130135$54
93000Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report116197$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EliquisApixaban784,080$78,950
XareltoRivaroxaban271,018$17,865
JardianceEmpagliflozin18853$16,714
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab30840$15,614
NexlizetBempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe22796$10,570

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.22$660ABIOMED
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD (NPI 1013914050), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD?

Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD is linked to LOUISIANA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE, LLC (billing NPI 1083187330) in the available physician profile data.

Does Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD have Open Payments data?

Salvatore Buttaci-Guarino, MD has 22 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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