Dr. Thomas A. Salzer, MD

  • College Station, TX
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1558315739PAC ID2062473259
Medicare services, 2024
8,729
Medicare patients, 2024
642
Part D claims, 2024
1,070
Publications
4
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
2805 Earl Rudder S Fwy, College Station, TX 77845
Practice phone
Call (979) 764-3090
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Primary practice

Central Texas Sinus & Allergy

College Station, Texas

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Dr. Thomas A. Salzer is an otolaryngologist in College Station, Texas

Dr. Salzer practices at Central Texas Sinus & Allergy in College Station, Texas.

Dr. Salzer's NPI, 1558315739, was assigned on May 20, 2006. Dr. Salzer graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Salzer holds Texas license J5638.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2062473259
NPI enumeration date
May 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(979) 764-3090
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer practices at Central Texas Sinus & Allergy in College Station, Texas

Dr. Salzer's primary practice is Central Texas Sinus & Allergy, at 2805 Earl Rudder S Fwy, College Station, TX 77845 in Brazos County. The practice phone is (979) 764-3090.

  • Central Texas Sinus & Allergy
    2805 Earl Rudder S Fwy, College Station, TX 77845 · Brazos CountyPhone(979) 764-3090

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Salzer's primary practice is Central Texas Sinus & Allergy in College Station, Texas. Dr. Salzer is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station. The medical group on file is Central Texas Sinus & Allergy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Salzer to 3 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas A. Salzer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Salzer practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Central Texas Sinus & AllergyAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Thomas A. Salzer is one of 695 otolaryngologists in Texas

Otolaryngology is Dr. Salzer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Salzer is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Salzer is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, TexasPrimaryLicense J5638 · 1994 to 2026 · taxonomy 207Y00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, chronic nasal allergies, chronic sinusitis, ear eustachian tube disorders, ear infection, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss and impairment and larynx and vocal cord disease among the conditions Dr. Salzer treats.

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Salzer

Counts of otolaryngologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

695otolaryngologists in Texas
5otolaryngologists in College Station

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer billed Medicare for 8,729 services in 2024

CMS data shows 8,729 Medicare services from Dr. Salzer across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 642 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $255,610 for them.

Medicare services, 20248,729
Medicare patients642
Paid by Medicare$255,610
Procedure codes30

Dr. Salzer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 4,7462024: 5,24410%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 8272024: 1,63498%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,2162024: 1,09510%
Surgery
2023: 6812024: 7033%
Imaging
2023: 592024: 5310%

Where Dr. Salzer's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office8,68399%
  • In a facility461%

Dr. Salzer compared with the Texas median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Salzer
  • Texas median
Medicare services
8,729vs 62414.0 times
Medicare patients
642vs 2742.3 times
Part D claims
977vs 2773.5 times

Medians across 647 otolaryngologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Salzer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer treated 642 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 642 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Salzer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 323 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Salzer's median patient age at 62, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024642
Average age74
Average risk score1.08
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Salzer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Salzer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women35255%
  • Men29045%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Salzer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Ischemic heart disease32%
  5. Diabetes29%
  6. Anxiety20%
  7. Mood disorders19%
  8. Atrial fibrillation18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Salzer's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 62

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer wrote 1,070 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Salzer wrote 1,070 Medicare Part D claims for 467 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 977 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $24,187 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 895 claims across 23 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,070
Drugs named by CMS23
Total drug cost$24,187
Part D patients467

Dr. Salzer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,015 claims95%
  • Brand-name55 claims5%

Dr. Salzer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Salzer's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids6%62 of 1,070 claims
  • Antibiotics29%310 of 1,070 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 8952024: 9779%

Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 23 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer ranks in the 58th percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare

Dr. Salzer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Salzer, more than 58% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Salzer ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
58th percentile11 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Thomas A. Salzer has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Salzer. The most frequent topics are Action Potentials, Electromyography and Masseter Muscle.

Papers4

Topics Dr. Salzer writes about most

  • Action Potentials
  • Electromyography
  • Masseter Muscle

Recent publications by Dr. Salzer

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer received $2,281 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 77 general payments to Dr. Salzer from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,169.

General payments to Dr. Salzer by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Salzer the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Salzer, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Salzer

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • AAO-HNS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine

Dr. Salzer graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Salzer is a member of NHS.

  1. Medical schoolBaylor College Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in otolaryngologyAmerican Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer accepts plans from 23 insurance carriers

Dr. Salzer is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Salzer accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO12
  3. Medicare11
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas A. Salzer's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas A. Salzer's NPI number?

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer's NPI number is 1558315739. It was assigned on May 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas A. Salzer?

Dr. Thomas A. Salzer is an otolaryngologist in College Station, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Thomas A. Salzer practice?

Dr. Salzer practices at 2805 Earl Rudder S Fwy, College Station, TX 77845. Dr. Salzer's primary practice is Central Texas Sinus & Allergy in College Station, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Salzer to 3 hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Thomas A. Salzer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Salzer is (979) 764-3090.

What is Dr. Thomas A. Salzer's medical license number?

Dr. Salzer holds Texas license J5638.

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas A. Salzer affiliated with?

Dr. Salzer is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station. Dmand AI links Dr. Salzer to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas A. Salzer part of?

Dr. Salzer is linked to Central Texas Sinus & Allergy. Dmand AI links Dr. Salzer to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Thomas A. Salzer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Salzer billed Medicare for 8,729 services in 2024, and Dr. Salzer accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas A. Salzer see?

CMS counts 642 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Salzer in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Thomas A. Salzer board certified?

Yes. Dr. Salzer is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

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What services does Dr. Thomas A. Salzer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Salzer's most billed Medicare services were allergy test or treatment (95004), injected or infused drug (J1010) and injected or infused drug (J1100).

Where did Dr. Thomas A. Salzer go to medical school?

Dr. Salzer graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas A. Salzer prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Salzer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Methylprednisolone and Fluticasone Propionate.

Has Dr. Thomas A. Salzer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,281 in general payments to Dr. Salzer from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Thomas A. Salzer been practicing?

Dr. Salzer graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

Does Dr. Thomas A. Salzer do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Salzer.

What insurance does Dr. Thomas A. Salzer accept?

Dr. Salzer is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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