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Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC

(Hamid Salam, MD)

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology

101 Judge Tanner Boulevard Suite 506
Covington, LA 70433

(985) 867-2131

Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC is an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA specializing in interventional cardiology.

Office Locations

101 Judge Tanner Boulevard Suite 506
Covington, LA 70433

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

coronary angioplasty with stent

percutaneous coronary intervention

In 2023, Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC performed more coronary angioplasty with stent, and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac catheterization

minimally invasive procedures

In 2012, Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC performed more cardiac catheterization, and minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	39
cardiac procedures	771
cardioversion	14
catheterization	106
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	1030
hospital care	1004
implant surgery	16
inpatient care	968
minimally invasive procedures	146
nuclear scan	102
outpatient care	36
stent placement (stenting)	33
stress testing	219
ultrasound (sonogram)	524
vascular procedures	236

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	50
angioplasty	74
cardiac procedures	688
catheterization	169
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	870
hospital care	436
inpatient care	436
minimally invasive procedures	169
nuclear scan	85
stent placement (stenting)	74
stress testing	218
ultrasound (sonogram)	387
vascular procedures	174

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	591
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	107
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
angioplasty	66
cardiac procedures	299
catheterization	177
diagnostic procedures	78
doctor visit	530
hospital care	347
inpatient care	347
minimally invasive procedures	177
stent placement (stenting)	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	86
vascular procedures	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	434

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	140
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	26
angioplasty	70
cardiac procedures	364
catheterization	217
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	525
hospital care	436
implant surgery	24
inpatient care	402
minimally invasive procedures	254
outpatient care	34
stent placement (stenting)	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	97
vascular procedures	74

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	792
Female	990

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1568
Black	164
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	744
From 75 to 84	492
85 and over	286
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	90
cardiac procedures	419
cardioversion	14
catheterization	264
diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	539
hospital care	497
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	464
minimally invasive procedures	296
outpatient care	33
stent placement (stenting)	132
ultrasound (sonogram)	123
vascular procedures	105

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	756
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	144
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	130
cardiac procedures	449
cardioversion	12
catheterization	331
diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	535
hospital care	554
inpatient care	554
minimally invasive procedures	346
stent placement (stenting)	156
ultrasound (sonogram)	99
vascular procedures	129

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	707
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	115
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	106
cardiac procedures	354
catheterization	257
diagnostic procedures	68
doctor visit	437
hospital care	471
inpatient care	450
minimally invasive procedures	257
outpatient care	21
stent placement (stenting)	136
ultrasound (sonogram)	79
vascular procedures	86

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	642
Black	63
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	116
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2019 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	92
cardiac procedures	372
catheterization	303
diagnostic procedures	103
doctor visit	465
hospital care	397
inpatient care	354
minimally invasive procedures	316
outpatient care	43
stent placement (stenting)	154
ultrasound (sonogram)	51
vascular procedures	121

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	305
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	84
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2020 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	96
cardiac procedures	361
catheterization	319
diagnostic procedures	101
doctor visit	394
hospital care	367
inpatient care	349
minimally invasive procedures	319
outpatient care	18
stent placement (stenting)	170
ultrasound (sonogram)	42
vascular procedures	101

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	546
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	78
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	42
cardiac procedures	194
catheterization	130
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	305
hospital care	166
inpatient care	166
minimally invasive procedures	130
stent placement (stenting)	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	64
vascular procedures	37

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	51
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	104
cardiac procedures	392
catheterization	191
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	324
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
minimally invasive procedures	213
stent placement (stenting)	104
ultrasound (sonogram)	148
vascular procedures	92

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	39
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Covington, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

ambulatory monitoring	34
angioplasty	87
cardiac procedures	423
cardioversion	13
catheterization	224
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	541
hospital care	443
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	426
minimally invasive procedures	238
nuclear scan	93
outpatient care	30
stent placement (stenting)	109
stress testing	218
ultrasound (sonogram)	154
vascular procedures	113

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Female	363
Male	319

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	56
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	601
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	105
75 to 84	197
Less than 65	75
65 to 74	304

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Hamid Salam, MD, FACC. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$12,843 SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER $12,643	Vascular Lithotripsy $200
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$8,529 Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System $4,491	Atherectomy Device $3,908	Diamondback Coronary $130
Boston Scientific Corporation	$7,263 Rotablator $1,838	Brady Generator $1,530	VersaCross Access Solution $1,480	GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS $990	WATCHMAN Access System $351	Other $1,075
Volcano Corporation	$3,290 iFR $3,276	Phoenix Catheter System $15
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$2,969 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $1,883	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $903	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $86	Transcatheter Heart Valves $84	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $13
Other	$15,165 Impella $2,024	CoreValve Evolut $1,933	Carto 3 System $1,364	AMPLATZER AMULET $971	ELIQUIS $538	Other $8,335

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$18,166
Travel and Lodging	$16,838
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$8,800
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$4,200
Honoraria	$2,000
Other	$55