Providers
All 167 in NC
SAKA SALAMI, M.D.
NPI 1457518524, individual, Leland, NC, Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
- Hours beyond a day in 1 month under one organization, which can be supervisory billing.
- Records needed.
- Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99233 ($375 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
score 55 of 100, rank 7804, $1.2M at stake
Hours billed per day
Medicaid billing converted into hours of hands-on care per day. The lower bound counts one unit per claim line and needs no price; the other two divide dollars by a unit price, the conservative one at 1.5 times the price. The clinician on the claim may be a supervisor under state rules, so billing organizations are counted too.
| month | what was found | hours per day, lower bound | hours per day, at price | hours per day, conservative | per working day | patients | billing organizations | codes | paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 17.7 | 39.4 | 26.3 | 38.8 | 239 | 1 | 99223 99232 99233 99239 | $73K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | SAKA SALAMI, M.D. |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | May 16, 2008, last updated June 9, 2026 |
| Practice location | 2050 MERCANTILE DR, Leland, NC 28451-4053, 910-371-2500 |
| Mailing address | 1604 NELLIE GRAY CT, Wilmington, NC 28412-3257 |
| Specialties | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2084P0800X, license 2010-00262 NC) Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2084P0804X, primary, license 2010-00262 NC) |
Procedures billed
The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.
Medicaid, largest codes
| code | what it is | paid | share | per patient-month | typical | rank among providers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | $914K | 50% | $375 | $96 (top 5% from $249) | 99th percentile | |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $399K | 22% | $201 | $67 (top 5% from $174) | 97th percentile | |
| T1015 | Medicaid service code | $205K | 11% | $124 | $182 (top 5% from $488) | 29th percentile | |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | $205K | 11% | $184 | $81 (top 5% from $170) | 97th percentile | |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | $104K | 6% | $105 | $49 (top 5% from $101) | 96th percentile | |
| G0071 | Medicaid service code | $6K | 0% | $24 | $6.52 (top 5% from $25) | 89th percentile | |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | $950 | 0% | $73 | $48 (top 5% from $80) | too few months to rank | |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | $689 | 0% | $46 | $37 (top 5% from $103) | too few months to rank |
In this area
167 providers in NC carry an indicator in the public record, with $184.6M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 84 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 42. 22 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAVID SMITH Winston Salem, NC, ranked 2 | $1.1M |
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| 1 | MICHAEL ADIX Shelby, NC, ranked 12 | $155K |
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| 1 | CAROLINA FAMILY AND URGENT CARE Lumberton, NC, ranked 30 | $6K |
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| 1 | JOSEPH MEYER Fort Bragg, NC, ranked 48 | $26K |
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| 1 | LIFE TOUCH LLC Kinston, NC, ranked 68 | $868K |
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| 1 | ULTIMATE SACRIFICE Winston Salem, NC, ranked 96 | $365K |
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| 1 | MALIK MUHAMMAD Durham, NC, ranked 116 | $2K |
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| 1 | JACKSON CONSULTING AND SERVICES LLC Charlotte, NC, ranked 127 | $138K |
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Recent enforcement in NC
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJSentencedAug 27, 2026
Charlotte Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the North Carolina Medicaid Program
Jackson and her company submitted over $1.9 million in claims to NC Medicaid for urine drug testing and psychotherapy services that were never performed or already paid, using Medicaid recipients' personal information, and she spent the proceeds.
DOJPleaded guiltyJul 9, 2026
Guilford County Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud in Connection with Million Dollar Urine Drug Testing Scheme
Singleton owned and operated Joelle's Center of Hope, which submitted approximately $1,735,865 in claims to North Carolina Medicaid for urine drug tests that were not performed, listing a nurse practitioner and a doctor as ordering providers who never ordered the tests.
DOJPleaded guiltyJun 24, 2026
Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving More than $60 Million in Fraudulent Claims from Paying Kickbacks for Patient Referrals
Price owned and operated Golden Star Labs, which paid collectors on a per-specimen basis to supply bogus respiratory test samples obtained through identity theft, and billed Medi-Cal and Medicare more than $96 million in false claims, receiving more than $60 million, and he also filed a false federal income tax return.
DOJChargedJun 24, 2026
McLeansville Woman Charged With Health Care Fraud, Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
White, the owner of Reginald Center of Turn Around, billed North Carolina Medicaid for thousands of fictitious drug tests resulting in a loss of $2.8 million.
DOJIndictedJun 24, 2026
Felon Indicted in Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Kickback and False Documents Conspiracy
Ayyad is alleged to have solicited and received kickbacks from clinical laboratories in exchange for generating referrals, paid kickbacks to independent contractor sales reps, created dozens of sham invoices and contracts to conceal the payments, and caused the submission of fraudulent claims for laboratory testing to Medicare, HRSA, TRICARE, and other payers through labs and entities he owned and controlled.
Referral packet
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