Dr. Guillermo Salinas, MD

Dr. Salinas practices at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Salinas' NPI, 1215065529, was assigned on February 28, 2007. Dr. Salinas graduated from Monterrey Inst Tech in 1999. Dr. Salinas holds Texas license M2788.

Dr. Salinas' primary practice is Valley Regional Medical Center, at 100 a Alton Gloor, Brownsville, TX 78526 in Cameron County. The practice phone is (956) 350-7000.

Dr. Salinas' primary practice is Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Salinas is also affiliated with DHR Health. The medical group on file is South Heart Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Salinas to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Salinas practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Salinas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Salinas is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Salinas is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cerebrovascular disease, chronic embolism thrombosis, chronic hypertension and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Salinas treats.

CMS data shows 985 Medicare services from Dr. Salinas across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 465 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $56,933 for them.

CMS counts 465 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Salinas in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 175 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Salinas' median patient age at 72, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Salinas wrote 5,745 Medicare Part D claims for 779 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,565 of them, across 59 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $892,394 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,491 claims across 53 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Salinas for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Salinas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Salinas. Dr. Salinas' most frequent co-authors are Masood Ahmad, MD, Yochai Birnbaum, MD and Iyad Nassim Daher, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 255 general payments to Dr. Salinas from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 40% of the total. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. paid the most, $7,530.

Dr. Salinas graduated from Monterrey Inst Tech in 1999. Dr. Salinas is a member of ACC.

Dr. Salinas is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.