Physician

Salar Alam, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Salar Alam, MD (NPI: 1043705114) practices internal medicine in the Niles, MI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Berrien, MI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is LAKE MICHIGAN NEPHROLOGY, L.L.C (NPI: 1821201500; TIN: 383572004) and primary practice location at 49085-8511.

Alam's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 344 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,449 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $104,326 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 90960 (Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)). Part D data shows 1,458 prescription claims across 373 beneficiaries totaling $396,657 in drug costs, led by Farxiga (Dapagliflozin Propanediol). Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $72. 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 has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $5,779 to $396,657. 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.

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$52K$104K2023 Medicare payment: $19,672 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $104,326 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023132230$19,672
20243441,449$104,326

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$198K$397K2018 Drug cost: $5,779 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $16,537 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $30,191 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $19,511 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $3,845 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $46,626 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $396,657 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
20181448$5,779
201952132$16,537
202047148$30,191
202129106$19,511
20222795$3,845
2023121329$46,626
20243731,458$396,657

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
90960Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)5591$268
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more197423$94
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes72178$60
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more6369$37
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's219508$12

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol1388,243$146,228
JardianceEmpagliflozin976,376$120,439
KerendiaFinerenone391,798$38,238
VeltassaPatiromer Calcium Sorbitex241,022$32,274
Nifedipine ErNifedipine352,655$1,878

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.4$72Amgen Inc.
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 Salar Alam, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Salar Alam, MD (NPI 1043705114), 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 Salar Alam, 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 Salar Alam, MD?

Salar Alam, MD is linked to LAKE MICHIGAN NEPHROLOGY, L.L.C (billing NPI 1821201500) in the available physician profile data.

Does Salar Alam, MD have Open Payments data?

Salar Alam, MD has 4 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.