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Samer Salmo, MD

Psychiatry · Walnut Creek

NPI 1326277567

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Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
28
7 carriers
Office
1
Since medical school
27 years
Graduated 1999

Offices

1 location · Comprehensive Psychiatric Services A Medical Group · 74 clinicians in this group

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Plans that list them

28 plans · 7 carriers

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28 of 28 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Aetna Medicare Eagle (PPO)Aetna MedicareListedSep 8, 2026
Aetna Medicare Enhanced (PPO)Aetna MedicareListedSep 8, 2026
Alignment Health Advantage PPO (PPO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Sutter Advantage +More (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026
Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026
Anthem Prime (HMO-POS)Anthem Blue Cross Partnership PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P2 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Dual Complete North P23 (HMO D-SNP)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Basic Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Sr Adv Enhanced Santa Clara (HMO)Kaiser PermanenteListedSep 1, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A118488 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2011 · expires 2027-04-30 · University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Original Medicare doctor bills

$13,377

Medicare paid this office $13,377 for 21 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)14$6,129$109
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes16$3,421$59
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes11$1,377$81

Who their Medicare patients are

21 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 64 · Health risk score 0.80. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical psychiatry clinician is at 1.35.

Conditions among them: Depression 71% · High blood pressure 62%.

The office billed $63,440, Medicare allowed $18,448 and paid $13,377; for 155 services of 8 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
202421155640.80$63,440$13,377
202320143610.85$55,720$9,214
202218113590.82$39,130$7,887
20211691590.96$33,780$7,215
20201368561.10$24,040$4,981
20191662601.20$20,160$5,303
201818107631.35$39,300$7,478
201717136631.02$48,880$9,747
201618120620.95$39,290$7,836
201527110571.36$37,888$9,380
20142651511.33$14,041$4,392

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)18$4,616$74
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes16$2,561$52
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes14$1,174$56

2022: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Return visit (30+ min)15$3,876$78
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes16$2,399$62
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes11$892$52

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)14$3,018$82
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes15$2,522$66

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes12$1,381$73

2019: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Return visit (30+ min)14$2,975$99
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes14$1,175$62

2018: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Return visit (30+ min)17$3,645$78
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes18$3,084$59

2017: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Return visit (30+ min)13$4,324$82
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes17$2,835$58

2016: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Return visit (30+ min)13$3,876$76
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes12$1,791$41
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes11$1,039$69

2015: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes12$2,341$84
New patient visit (60+ min)12$2,000$167
Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 45 minutes14$1,197$66

2014: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes23$3,490$81

Medicaid work

$0 in 2023

Medicaid paid $0 for 26 billed services this clinician did in 2023, up to 26 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Family psychotherapy (without the patient present), 50 minutes26$0
Medicaid work by year
202326126$0
202137222$0
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Family psychotherapy (without the patient present), 50 minutes15$0
Family psychotherapy (conjoint psychotherapy) (with patient present), 50 minutes22$0

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$49,089

Pharmacies billed $49,089 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 1,356) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical psychiatry clinician is at 0%.

1,324 generic and 32 brand-name prescriptions · $49,089 in drug cost · 145 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Chlorpromazine16$5,008$313
Vyvanse12$4,473$373
Trazodone152$3,062$20
Bupropion Xl101$2,470$24
Divalproex Sodium Er64$2,154$34
See all 33 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Chlorpromazine16$5,008$313
Vyvanse12$4,473$373
Trazodone152$3,062$20
Bupropion Xl101$2,470$24
Divalproex Sodium Er64$2,154$34
Aripiprazole52$2,078$40
Lurasidone15$2,029$135
Duloxetine79$1,403$18
Quetiapine104$1,212$12
Gabapentin68$1,030$15
Olanzapine35$902$26
Venlafaxine Hcl Er67$851$13
Escitalopram51$811$16
Lamotrigine56$608$11
Fluoxetine38$546$14
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er19$534$28
Hydroxyzine23$505$22
Risperidone41$494$12
Divalproex16$328$20
Buspirone32$325$10
Lithium Carbonate Er24$296$12
Alprazolam32$295$9
Sertraline13$243$19
Citalopram Hbr26$201$8
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine12$194$16
Topiramate24$190$8
Quetiapine Fumarate Er15$182$12
Clonazepam33$160$5
Prazosin14$134$10
Mirtazapine14$89$6
Lorazepam15$65$4
Paroxetine11$46$4
Zolpidem12$5$0

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241,356940% (0)2%$49,089
20231,367880% (0)1%$78,689
20221,193920% (0)3%$94,568
20211,238990% (0)4%$80,957
20201,3901270% (0)6%$97,868
20191,3661440% (0)None$66,411
2018404460% (0)7%$24,739
2017425250% (0)11%$26,515
2016359230% (0)4%$16,031
201514430NoneNone$19,167
2014104190% (0)17%$14,286
2013107NoneNone21%$3,454

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 29 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Divalproex Sodium Er72$9,851$137
Chlorpromazine12$8,726$727
Quetiapine141$5,280$37
Aripiprazole29$5,142$177
Duloxetine82$4,679$57
Bupropion Xl105$4,638$44
Trazodone138$3,386$25
Venlafaxine Hcl Er78$2,776$36
Olanzapine36$1,906$53
Lamotrigine58$1,750$30
Fluoxetine63$1,491$24
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er21$1,367$65
Gabapentin71$1,250$18
Quetiapine Fumarate Er22$1,117$51
Buspirone42$1,021$24
Escitalopram36$965$27
Risperidone30$817$27
Prazosin16$742$46
Hydroxyzine14$615$44
Citalopram Hbr22$558$25
Mirtazapine19$553$29
Topiramate15$550$37
Alprazolam35$545$16
Clonazepam44$443$10
Paroxetine13$370$28
Lithium Carbonate Er13$338$26
Lithium Carbonate16$289$18
Sertraline11$211$19
Lorazepam12$112$9

2022: 28 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Divalproex Sodium Er79$11,865$150
Vyvanse18$7,037$391
Duloxetine75$6,229$83
Aripiprazole23$6,134$267
Bupropion Xl70$4,677$67
Quetiapine128$4,314$34
Trazodone113$2,622$23
Venlafaxine Hcl Er70$2,446$35
Olanzapine47$1,686$36
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er11$1,229$112
Quetiapine Fumarate Er17$1,215$71
Lamotrigine43$1,188$28
Gabapentin52$1,027$20
Risperidone27$951$35
Prazosin19$919$48
Fluoxetine42$877$21
Buspirone29$777$27
Escitalopram41$754$18
Hydroxyzine13$691$53
Topiramate29$605$21
Mirtazapine20$393$20
Clonazepam42$373$9
Citalopram Hbr18$280$16
Lithium Carbonate20$270$14
Alprazolam24$262$11
Lithium Carbonate Er21$254$12
Sertraline18$224$12
Lorazepam12$104$9

2021: 29 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Rexulti11$14,589$1,326
Trintellix12$10,929$911
Divalproex Sodium Er92$10,166$110
Vyvanse20$7,503$375
Bupropion Xl80$3,936$49
Quetiapine117$3,240$28
Duloxetine66$3,030$46
Venlafaxine Hcl Er81$2,472$31
Aripiprazole20$1,936$97
Trazodone116$1,802$16
Olanzapine45$1,697$38
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er12$1,052$88
Quetiapine Fumarate Er22$1,043$47
Risperidone39$975$25
Escitalopram39$968$25
Gabapentin57$766$13
Prazosin17$746$44
Buspirone33$629$19
Mirtazapine20$548$27
Lithium Carbonate Er30$453$15
Lamotrigine33$442$13
Fluoxetine39$386$10
Lithium Carbonate23$299$13
Topiramate14$258$18
Citalopram Hbr16$243$15
Lorazepam44$242$5
Sertraline13$238$18
Clonazepam26$172$7
Alprazolam17$59$3

2020: 31 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Rexulti11$13,460$1,224
Trintellix20$11,148$557
Divalproex Sodium Er65$8,413$129
Vyvanse24$8,052$335
Aripiprazole31$6,388$206
Duloxetine70$3,480$50
Bupropion Xl68$3,160$46
Quetiapine136$2,944$22
Trazodone144$2,456$17
Venlafaxine Hcl Er85$2,301$27
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er32$2,049$64
Quetiapine Fumarate Er21$1,696$81
Olanzapine35$1,102$31
Mirtazapine48$1,073$22
Risperidone53$1,017$19
Escitalopram66$887$13
Lamotrigine75$782$10
Gabapentin43$687$16
Hydroxyzine11$599$54
Benztropine Mesylate18$477$27
Sertraline34$458$13
Prazosin15$440$29
Lithium Carbonate Er21$413$20
Buspirone25$370$15
Topiramate13$290$22
Clonazepam31$265$9
Fluoxetine21$249$12
Citalopram Hbr20$226$11
Lithium Carbonate19$186$10
Lorazepam31$132$4
Alprazolam23$120$5

2019: 26 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Vraylar12$14,425$1,202
Aripiprazole37$5,225$141
Vyvanse16$5,103$319
Divalproex Sodium Er66$4,036$61
Venlafaxine Hcl Er106$3,312$31
Bupropion Xl63$2,699$43
Duloxetine46$1,758$38
Trazodone143$1,592$11
Quetiapine101$1,562$15
Mirtazapine80$1,219$15
Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er22$1,048$48
Lamotrigine71$803$11
Escitalopram76$789$10
Olanzapine36$635$18
Risperidone39$605$16
Fluoxetine37$497$13
Gabapentin28$458$16
Sertraline48$450$9
Clonazepam56$411$7
Prazosin14$358$26
Benztropine Mesylate16$263$16
Citalopram Hbr22$222$10
Lithium Carbonate26$209$8
Buspirone12$153$13
Lorazepam25$150$6
Alprazolam31$129$4

2018: 13 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Bupropion Xl39$2,558$66
Venlafaxine Hcl Er32$1,810$57
Divalproex Sodium Er16$1,095$68
Duloxetine12$738$62
Lamotrigine29$272$9
Escitalopram33$267$8
Trazodone33$230$7
Fluoxetine24$166$7
Sertraline33$156$5
Buspirone20$145$7
Risperidone14$90$6
Clonazepam18$55$3
Atorvastatin12$44$4

2017: 14 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Duloxetine29$3,471$120
Divalproex Sodium Er38$2,602$68
Bupropion Xl46$1,550$34
Lamotrigine24$1,335$56
Venlafaxine Hcl Er47$903$19
Quetiapine11$280$25
Escitalopram36$221$6
Fluoxetine15$206$14
Trazodone26$153$6
Olanzapine11$116$11
Lithium Carbonate13$79$6
Risperidone12$64$5
Clonazepam20$57$3
Lorazepam18$37$2

2016: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Lamotrigine58$1,834$32
Fluoxetine23$636$28
Bupropion Xl29$558$19
Venlafaxine Hcl Er33$538$16
Gabapentin26$513$20
Quetiapine23$425$18
Trazodone24$171$7
Divalproex14$131$9
Escitalopram13$118$9
Lorazepam16$69$4
Citalopram Hbr11$58$5

2015: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Escitalopram25$288$12

2013: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Lamotrigine14$116$8
Lithium Carbonate14$76$5
Clonazepam12$72$6

Money from drug and device companies

$48 in 2022

Industry payments by year
202213None$48
202114None$52
202057None$161
2019849None$893

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
AbbvieVraylar$48
3 payments
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2022-03-18 · $14
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2022-03-11 · $16
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2022-01-14 · $18
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
AbbvieMeals · 2022-03-18Vraylar$14
AbbvieMeals · 2022-03-11Vraylar$16
AbbvieMeals · 2022-01-14Vraylar$18
See earlier years (2021, 2020, 2019)

2021: $52

Payments by company in 2021
AbbVieVraylar$52
4 payments
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2021-11-29 · $13
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2021-11-19 · $15
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2021-11-04 · $12
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2021-06-11 · $12

2020: $161

Payments by company in 2020
Sunovion PharmaceuticalsLatuda$47
2 payments
  • Meals for Latuda · 2020-03-13 · $22
  • Meals for Latuda · 2020-02-14 · $25
LundbeckRexulti$38
2 payments
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2020-02-07 · $16
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2020-01-10 · $22
Alfasigma USANone$32
1 payment
  • Meals · 2020-03-06 · $32
Neurocrine BiosciencesIngrezza$29
1 payment
  • Meals for Ingrezza · 2020-02-29 · $29
Otsuka America PharmaceuticalRexulti$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2020-02-21 · $15

2019: $893

Payments by company in 2019
AllerganVraylar$241
17 payments
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-12-13 · $4
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-12-05 · $23
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-11-06 · $5
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-10-30 · $21
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-10-09 · $5
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-10-03 · $2
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-09-19 · $15
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-09-12 · $4
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-08-16 · $16
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-07-18 · $10
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-06-07 · $14
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-05-31 · $4
  • Education for Vraylar · 2019-04-11 · $32
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-04-04 · $13
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-03-07 · $25
  • Education for Vraylar · 2019-02-08 · $30
  • Meals for Vraylar · 2019-02-01 · $19
Sunovion PharmaceuticalsLatuda$177
9 payments
  • Meals for Latuda · 2019-12-12 · $20
  • Meals for Latuda · 2019-11-14 · $21
  • Meals for Latuda · 2019-10-25 · $17
  • Meals for Latuda · 2019-08-29 · $16
  • Meals for Latuda · 2019-07-25 · $21
  • Meals for Latuda · 2019-06-27 · $19
  • Meals for Latuda · 2019-04-26 · $23
  • Meals for Latuda · 2019-02-28 · $24
  • Meals for Latuda · 2019-01-24 · $16
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.Trintellix$161
8 payments
  • Meals for Trintellix · 2019-10-10 · $23
  • Meals for Trintellix · 2019-07-24 · $21
  • Meals for Trintellix · 2019-07-12 · $24
  • Meals for Trintellix · 2019-05-02 · $14
  • Meals for Trintellix · 2019-02-20 · $24
  • Meals for Trintellix · 2019-01-30 · $24
  • Meals for Trintellix · 2019-01-25 · $25
  • Education for Trintellix · 2019-01-15 · $7
LundbeckRexulti$106
5 payments
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2019-10-18 · $23
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2019-05-23 · $22
  • Meals for Abilify Maintena · 2019-05-09 · $19
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2019-04-03 · $20
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2019-03-08 · $23
Otsuka America PharmaceuticalRexulti$81
4 payments
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2019-08-23 · $25
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2019-07-12 · $22
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2019-03-28 · $20
  • Meals for Rexulti · 2019-03-06 · $13
Shire North American GroupVyvanse$62
3 payments
  • Meals for Vyvanse · 2019-08-08 · $24
  • Meals for Vyvanse · 2019-05-08 · $25
  • Meals for Vyvanse · 2019-02-08 · $12
Bausch Health USWellbutrin$43
2 payments
  • Meals for Wellbutrin · 2019-07-08 · $23
  • Meals for Wellbutrin · 2019-02-22 · $20
Neurocrine BiosciencesIngrezza$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Ingrezza · 2019-10-03 · $23

Professional record

NPI
1326277567
Licence
CA A118488California A118488: Current · expires 2027-04-30
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Taxonomy
Psychiatry (2084P0800X)
Mailing address
1530 the Alameda Ste 315, San Jose, CA, 95126
NPI first listed
2009-07-09
NPI last updated
2016-09-17

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.