Individual provider Active NPI

MD Towhid Salam, M.D., PHD

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Bakersfield, CA
National Provider Identifier
1720413925
Registry record updated Jun 4, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Psychiatry PhysicianTaxonomy code 2084P0800X
License
A137622 Issued in CA
Practice address
1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018
Phone
(661) 326-5411
Fax
(661) 862-7682
NPI assigned
Sep 6, 2013
Last updated
Jun 4, 2025By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jun 4, 2025

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X A137622 CA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018

Mailing address

1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018
Phone (661) 326-5411

Other practice location 1

1600 E Belle Ter
Bakersfield, CA 93307-3871
Phone (661) 868-4460

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20180720002218 CA Practitioner - Psychiatry 0042516817 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Psychiatry
Education
Other, 1995
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Kern County Hospital AuthorityGroup PAC ID 4688964521, 264 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018
Phone (661) 326-2000

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
87.97 of 100Reported as group
Quality
47.69
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
82.27

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
A137622CAMDPsychiatry Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Kern County Hospital Authority CurrentSince Jul 1, 2018 Accepting new patients
Kern County Hospital Authority CurrentSince Jul 1, 2018 Accepting new patients
County of Kern Psychiatry CurrentSince Aug 7, 2018 Accepting new patients
County of Kern Psychiatry Current Accepting new patients
County of Kern Psychiatry CurrentSince Aug 7, 2018 Accepting new patients

Locations

1600 E Belle Ter
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone (661) 635-2950

1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone (616) 326-2000

1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Ste 1241
Bakersfield, CA 93306

2151 College Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93305
Phone (661) 868-8080

2525 N Chester Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone (661) 328-4295

Organizations & group practices 5

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 5

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        "last_name": "SALAM",
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        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2013-09-06",
        "last_updated": "2025-06-04",
        "certification_date": "2025-06-04",
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    },
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            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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