Physician

Douglas Francis Salm, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Douglas Salm, M.D. (NPI: 1033373600) practices ophthalmology in the Appleton, WI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Outagamie, WI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is VALLEY EYE ASSOCIATES (NPI: 1699789032; TIN: 391791932) and primary practice location at 54911-5735. Salm is affiliated with the THEDACARE ACO (ACO ID: A4988), participating under the MSSP model.

Salm's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 458 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,918 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $479,797 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 66984 (Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens). Part D data shows 2,754 prescription claims across 698 beneficiaries totaling $223,109 in drug costs, led by Lumigan (Bimatoprost). Open Payments data shows 79 records totaling $10,857. 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 has changed little. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have changed little. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	607	2,501	$289,554
2016	638	2,779	$374,330
2017	633	2,926	$373,737
2018	582	3,198	$376,343
2019	497	2,814	$322,563
2020	421	2,626	$346,638
2021	469	2,876	$375,725
2022	452	3,037	$337,929
2023	465	4,434	$392,160
2024	458	5,918	$479,797

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	599	2,716	$250,151
2016	602	2,594	$218,631
2017	626	2,544	$239,141
2018	643	2,420	$246,766
2019	609	2,189	$229,845
2020	529	1,856	$208,854
2021	495	1,799	$192,562
2022	478	1,854	$199,082
2023	597	2,235	$312,981
2024	698	2,754	$223,109

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
66984	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	120	218	$364
67028	Injection of drug into eye	75	329	$85
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	181	221	$56
99212	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	133	183	$33
92134	Imaging of retina	133	420	$28

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	51	3,314	$28,757
Restasis	Cyclosporine	13	990	$19,716
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	403	15,045	$17,222
Rocklatan	Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost	20	1,356	$15,541
Combigan	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	50	1,892	$14,604

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	79	$10,857	Amgen Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Douglas Francis Salm, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Douglas Francis Salm, M.D. (NPI 1033373600), 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 Douglas Francis Salm, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Douglas Francis Salm, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for THEDACARE ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A4988).

What billing organization is linked to Douglas Francis Salm, M.D.?

Douglas Francis Salm, M.D. is linked to VALLEY EYE ASSOCIATES (billing NPI 1699789032) in the available physician profile data.

Does Douglas Francis Salm, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Douglas Francis Salm, M.D. has 79 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.