Dr. Robert Benjamin Saldana, DO

Dr. Saldana practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist.

Dr. Saldana's NPI, 1063593002, was assigned on October 18, 2006. Dr. Saldana graduated from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine - Old Westbury in 1997. Dr. Saldana holds Texas license L8935.

Dr. Saldana's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital, at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 790-2221.

Dr. Saldana's primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. The medical group on file is Emergency Service Partners, L.P. Dmand AI also links Dr. Saldana to 1 more skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Saldana practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Saldana's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Saldana is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Saldana is licensed in Texas.

CMS data shows 990 Medicare services from Dr. Saldana across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 616 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $93,613 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 616 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Saldana in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 219 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.97, 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. Saldana's median patient age at 68, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Saldana wrote 321 Medicare Part D claims for 190 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 181 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,586 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 150 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. Saldana accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Saldana in 2022. 2022 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Emergency Service, Hospital, Immunologic Factors and Rabies. Dr. Saldana has published most often in Am J Emerg Med. Dr. Saldana's most frequent co-author is Prasanth R. Boyareddigari, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 120 general payments to Dr. Saldana from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $16,095.

Dr. Saldana graduated from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine - Old Westbury in 1997.

Dr. Saldana is in network with 17 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.