Physician Profile
Carmen Salvaterra, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Salvaterra
Carmen Salvaterra, MD is a healthcare provider in Columbia, MD specializing in pulmonary disease. Carmen is also listed as specializing in internal medicine and critical care medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Carmen cared for 86 Medicare patients across 184 services. The services billed most often include injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg, infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more. This provider record is associated with NPI 1285639336.
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Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (410) 997-5944
- Email not available
Practice Locations
10724 LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY STE 200
Columbia, MD 21044
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
184 services · 86 patients · 4 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | Treatment | 96365 |
38 | Too few peers to compare |
| Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle | Treatment | 96401 |
22 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg | Drug given | J3489 |
100 | Too few peers to compare |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
24 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Related specialists at this location 2
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other lung specialists in Columbia 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 1 related provider in 1 group
Also performs Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less 1
Providers in MD who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Salvaterra specialize in?
Dr. Salvaterra is a lung specialist in Columbia, MD. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Salvaterra located?
Dr. Salvaterra is listed at 10724 Little Patuxent Pkwy Ste 200, Columbia, MD 21044. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Salvaterra's phone number?
The number on file is (410) 997-5944. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Salvaterra's NPI number?
Dr. Salvaterra's National Provider Identifier is 1285639336. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
How long has Dr. Salvaterra been practicing?
Dr. Salvaterra has 21+ years experience. Registered with an NPI since 2005. National Provider Identifiers only began in 2005, so a provider who qualified earlier may have practiced for longer than this.
NPI registry
What does Dr. Salvaterra do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Salvaterra provides treatments such as infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less and administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Salvaterra confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Salvaterra. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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