Afshin Sam, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Duarte, CA
Afshin Sam, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Duarte, California, and NPI 1588836084, issued on Mar 25, 2008. Check the license (California C175062, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Afshin Sam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- C175062 CA
42166 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Duarte RD, Duarte, CA 91010
- Phone
- (800) 826-4673
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220121002384); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Afshin Sam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C175062Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
367 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate49 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa38 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta38 claims
- Prednisone33 claims
- Montelukast Sodium27 claims
- Anoro Ellipta20 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,348.18
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- City OF Hope Medical FoundationIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Afshin Sam among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Afshin Sam, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Afshin Sam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Afshin Sam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588836084, issued on Mar 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Afshin Sam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Duarte RD, Duarte, CA, 91010. Phone: (800) 826-4673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Afshin Sam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C175062, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Afshin Sam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Afshin Sam, M.D. had 367 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Afshin Sam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.