EDWARD SALKO, DO

NPI 1285747725, individual, Kennewick, WA, Emergency Medicine

Evidence tier

informational

score 30 of 100, rank 11756, $48K at stake

Paid after the action

Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.

list	identity check	action date	window closed	months paid after	first	last	paid after	12 months before
doj admin enforcement record (civil settlement): richland physician, health care staffing company agree to pay $700,000 to resolve false claims act liability arising from telemedicine scheme	No NPI on the list; matched by name at high confidence	Mar 15, 2024	still open	8	Apr 2024	Nov 2024	$48K	$65K

National provider registry

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Name	EDWARD SALKO, DO
Type	Individual
Status	Active
NPI issued	August 17, 2006, last updated September 29, 2016
Practice location	3810 PLAZA WAY, Kennewick, WA 99338-2722, 509-737-1492
Specialties	Emergency Medicine (207P00000X, primary, license OP00002327 WA)

In this area

5 providers in Benton County, WA carry an indicator in the public record, with $2.5M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 2 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 2. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	ZAIN MEDICAL CENTER Richland, WA, ranked 87	$426K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since November 22, 2019. Medicaid still paid claims in 13 later months, $425,774 in total.
3	SUNNYSIDE HOME HEALTH Sunnyside, WA, ranked 3148	$0	Part of provider network D1-00104, ranked 104 nationally.
3	RICHLAND MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC Richland, WA, ranked 4311	$0	Part of provider network D1-00104, ranked 104 nationally.
4	CLOREESE WILKINSON-RIVERA Kennewick, WA, ranked 8208	$733K	Hours beyond a day in 8 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing. Records needed. and 1 more
5	BENJAMIN PE Richland, WA, ranked 10052	$1.3M	Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99214 ($229 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.

Recent enforcement in WA

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DOJSentencedMar 27, 2026

Local Physician Sentenced to 1 Year Imprisonment, a $60,000 fine, and Restitution of $349,272.79 for Adulterating and Misbranding Medical Devices with the Intent to Defraud

Haeger purchased over 500 used and recalled CPAP and BiPAP devices, had the sound abatement foam removed outside clean room conditions, provided the devices to Washington State Medicaid patients through his sleep clinic, and billed Medicaid representing them as new devices in good working order.

DOJCivil settlementJan 12, 2026

DOJ and Seattle-based FidaLab, LLC settle allegations it inflated bills to government health care programs

FidaLab billed Medicare for a series of urinary tract infection tests under multiple billing codes instead of a single code after its request to bill the tests as a panel was denied.

DOJPleaded guiltyDec 18, 2025

Local Physician Pleads Guilty to Adulterating and Misbranding Medical Devices with the Intent to Defraud

Physician purchased over 500 used and recalled CPAP and BiPAP devices, had the sound abatement foam removed outside of clean room conditions, provided the devices to Washington State Medicaid patients, and had staff bill Medicaid representing them as new devices in good working order.

DOJCivil settlementDec 10, 2025

Spokane Physician Pays $120,000 to Resolve Allegations He Prescribed Controlled Substances Without Legitimate Medical Purpose

Between 2017 and 2025 a licensed physician issued over 1,400 prescriptions for controlled substances to thirteen identified patients that lacked legitimate medical purposes or were outside the usual course of professional practice, failing to address red flags of substance abuse.

DOJSentencedDec 2, 2025

Indian national sentenced to prison for Medicare fraud scheme that stole more than $1 million in taxpayer funds

Asif conspired with others to bill Medicare for COVID-19 tests and other respiratory illness tests that had not been ordered or performed through American Labworks LLC.

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