Dr. Paul Salinas, MD

Dr. Salinas practices at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial in Frisco, Texas, part of Baylor Scott & White Health.

Dr. Salinas' NPI, 1528262110, was assigned on June 14, 2007. Dr. Salinas graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2000. Dr. Salinas holds Texas license L6615.

Dr. Salinas' primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial, at 12505 Lebanon Road, Frisco, TX 75035 in Collin County. The practice phone is (972) 963-3333.

Dr. Salinas' primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial in Frisco, Texas, part of Baylor Scott & White Health. Dr. Salinas is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas. The medical group on file is Frisco Spine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Salinas to 4 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies 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, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Salinas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Salinas is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Salinas' licenses on file in 7 states: Texas, California, South Dakota, Colorado, Tennessee, Washington and Montana.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Salinas treats.

CMS data shows 587 Medicare services from Dr. Salinas across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 160 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $108,162 for them.

CMS counts 160 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Salinas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 75 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Salinas' median patient age at 60, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Salinas wrote 885 Medicare Part D claims for 194 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 773 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,049 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 675 claims across 14 drugs.

Dr. Salinas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Salinas as offering telehealth. CMS counts 69 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Salinas, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Salinas. The most frequent topics are Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brain Neoplasms and Diagnosis, Differential. Dr. Salinas has published most often in Neurocirugia (Astur). Dr. Salinas' most frequent co-authors are Gerald A. Campbell, MD, PhD, Mahmoud A. Eltorky, MD and Gregory N. Fuller, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 384 general payments to Dr. Salinas from 67 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Nvision Biomedical Technologies, Inc. paid the most, $4,264. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $25,268 from 2016 to 2017.

Dr. Salinas graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2000. Dr. Salinas is a member of AANS and CNS.

Dr. Salinas is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.