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Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. John F. Salazar, M.D.)

(268 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Medical College of Georgia (1979)

820 St Sebastian Way Suite 2a
Augusta, GA 30901

(706) 722-1249

Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare.

Office Locations

1348 Walton Way Suite 5100
Augusta, GA 30901

(706) 724-8611

(706) 724-6202

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Piedmont Healthcare

820 St Sebastian Way Suite 2a
Augusta, GA 30901

(706) 722-1249

(706) 722-1947

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2012 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	32
cardiac procedures	453
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	820
hospital care	292
inpatient care	292
lab tests	27
minimally invasive procedures	18
nuclear scan	74
pelvic imaging	32
stress testing	155
ultrasound (sonogram)	654
vascular procedures	444

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	30
cardiac procedures	585
catheterization	67
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	916
hospital care	285
inpatient care	285
lab tests	89
minimally invasive procedures	67
nuclear scan	98
stent placement (stenting)	15
stress testing	201
ultrasound (sonogram)	668
vascular procedures	446

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	515
Female	654

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	911
Black	246
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	446
From 75 to 84	400
85 and over	187
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	439
catheterization	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	891
hospital care	230
inpatient care	230
lab tests	86
minimally invasive procedures	23
nuclear scan	66
stress testing	135
ultrasound (sonogram)	576
vascular procedures	374

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	538
Female	594

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	918
Black	201
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	382
85 and over	200
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	534
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	1012
hospital care	239
inpatient care	222
lab tests	127
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	100
outpatient care	17
stress testing	201
ultrasound (sonogram)	632
vascular procedures	373

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1144
Female	1300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1972
Black	438
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1016
From 75 to 84	802
85 and over	394
Less than 65	232

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
cardiac procedures	475
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	936
hospital care	233
inpatient care	233
lab tests	87
minimally invasive procedures	22
nuclear scan	81
pelvic imaging	11
stress testing	164
ultrasound (sonogram)	508
vascular procedures	286

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	545

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	848
Black	185
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	405
From 75 to 84	361
85 and over	174
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	755
doctor visit	967
hospital care	331
inpatient care	331
lab tests	84
nuclear scan	128
stress testing	274
ultrasound (sonogram)	653
vascular procedures	187

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	584
Female	646

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	956
Black	252
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	484
From 75 to 84	414
85 and over	185
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	474
doctor visit	817
hospital care	295
inpatient care	295
lab tests	75
nuclear scan	76
stress testing	150
ultrasound (sonogram)	405
vascular procedures	92

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	781
Black	167
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	156
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	248
doctor visit	635
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
nuclear scan	45
stress testing	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	157

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	62
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	208
doctor visit	737
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
nuclear scan	47
stress testing	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	113

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	65
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	194
doctor visit	690
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
nuclear scan	34
stress testing	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	126

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	313
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	54
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	135
doctor visit	633
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
nuclear scan	19
stress testing	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	91

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	47
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Augusta, GA were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	21
angioplasty	30
cardiac procedures	409
catheterization	29
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	823
hospital care	191
inpatient care	189
lab tests	82
minimally invasive procedures	29
nuclear scan	69
outpatient care	17
pelvic imaging	21
stent placement (stenting)	15
stress testing	143
ultrasound (sonogram)	416
vascular procedures	314

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	413
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	143
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	697
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	300
85 and over	138
Less than 65	86
65 to 74	346

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	11
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1979. He completed residency at University of Missouri Health System. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (1979)

Residency: University of Missouri Health System (1982)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: South Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Piedmont Healthcare

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue California.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 268 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Frederick Salazar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Augusta, GA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$2,971 XARELTO $2,789	INVOKANA $172	INVOKAMET $9
Pfizer Inc.	$2,498 ELIQUIS $1,656	VYNDAQEL $308	CHANTIX $240	VIAGRA $111	PAXLOVID $72	Other $110
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,698 BRILINTA $1,232	FARXIGA $384	CRESTOR $82
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,654 ENTRESTO $1,438	LEQVIO $191	NON BRAND $24
Amgen Inc.	$1,194 Repatha $899	Corlanor $249	$47
Other	$8,370 ELIQUIS $780	JARDIANCE $764	NEXLETOL $644	LifeVest $342	Lexiscan $326	Other $5,514

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$18,152
Education	$192
Travel and Lodging	$39

Biography

Dr. John Salazar practices adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. The average patient rating for Dr. Salazar is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Salazar seems to honor Blue California insurance. He studied medicine at Medical College of Georgia. For his residency, Dr. Salazar trained at the University of Missouri Health System. He is professionally affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. His practice in Augusta, GA is open to new patients as reported by Piedmont Healthcare.