Active NPI
Ralph F Salzer, MD
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Beaufort, SC
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- License
- 128739
- Practice address
- 1076 Ribaut Rd
Suite 101
Beaufort, SC 29902-5476 - Phone
- (843) 525-0045
- Fax
- (843) 525-0826
- NPI assigned
- Jun 16, 2006
- Last updated
- Aug 30, 2026
- Sex
- Male
- Sole proprietor
- No
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Specialties & licenses 1
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery Physician | 207X00000X | 128739 | SC | Primary |
Addresses
Primary practice location
1076 Ribaut Rd
Suite 101
Beaufort, SC 29902-5476
Mailing address
1076 Ribaut Rd Ste 101
Beaufort, SC 29902-5477
Phone (843) 525-0045
Other practice location 1
39 Hospital Center Cmns
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926-2837
Phone (843) 681-2363
Other identifiers 1
| Identifier | Type | State | Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 128739 | Medicaid | SC |
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in SC
- Eligible to order & refer
- Part B services: Yes
- Medical equipment: Yes
- Home health: Yes
- Power mobility devices: Yes
- Hospice: Yes
Enrollment records 1
Care Compare profile
Medicare Care Compare- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Education
- Tulane University School of Medicine, 1989
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
- Group practices
Practice addresses (Care Compare)
1076 Ribaut Rd
Suite 101
Beaufort, SC 29902-5477
Phone (843) 525-0045
Hospital & facility affiliations
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Final score
- 81.34 of 100
- Quality
- 57.41
- Promoting interoperability
- 100
- Improvement activities
- 40
- Cost
- 80.4
Procedures performed for Medicare patients
| Procedure | Number of procedures |
|---|---|
| Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 1-10 |
| Removal of tissue | 1-10 |
| Removal of nail tissue | 1-10 |
National Provider Directory
National Provider Directory- Medicare enrollment (NPD)
- Enrolled
- Credentials
- Doctor of Medicine
State licenses
| License | State | Type | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12873 | SC | MD | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician |
Practice roles
| Organization | Specialty | Status | New patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort Orthopaedic Sports and Spine Center LLC | Orthopaedic Surgery | Current | Accepting new patients |
| Beaufort Orthopaedic Sports and Spine Center LLC | Orthopaedic Surgery | Current | Accepting new patients |
Locations
1076 Ribaut Rd
Ste 101
Beaufort, SC 29902
Phone (843) 525-0045
4812 Bluffton Pkwy
Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone (843) 837-4300
39 Hospital Center Cmns
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Phone (843) 681-2363
Interoperability endpoints
- ralph.salzer.1@15249.direct.athenahealth.com
Organizations & group practices 2
Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.
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- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Beaufort, SC
- NPI 1982765160
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- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Bluffton, SC
- NPI 1497412019
Hospital & facility affiliations 1
Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.
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- General Acute Care Hospital
- Beaufort, SC
- NPI 1366436073
NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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}
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Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 30, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
- Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
- Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
- National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.