Ahmad Kassem El-Samad, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Merrillville, IN
Ahmad Kassem El-Samad, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1174559876, issued on Jun 24, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 07001024A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmad Kassem El-Samad
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- 07001024A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9239 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410
- Phone
- (219) 736-1010
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 736-1090
- Medicaid ID
- 200-824830 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061208000096); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Barry University School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Ahmad Kassem El-Samad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 07001024ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
1,344 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clotrimazole565 claims
- Ammonium Lactate161 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl84 claims
- Ketoconazole77 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate68 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 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): 74.6 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: $708.48
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paragon 28, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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 2 group practices
- The Institute OF Foot And Ankle Reconstructive Surgery, LLCMunster, IN
- The Methodist Hospitals IncSchererville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Indiana
There are 210 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Indiana.
Other foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Indiana
- Sharif Abdelfattah, DPMSullivan, IN1639605637
- Tarick Abdo, DPMIndianapolis, IN1285693994
- Farwa Abid-Hoffman, D.P.M.Franklin, IN1790048502
- Jonathan Abiera, DPMGranger, IN1689055451
- William Adams, DPMGreenfield, IN1467872796
- Jeffrey Agricola, DPMCarmel, IN1154327740
- Evan Aldridge, DPMSeymour, IN1396374773
- Kathryn Alleva, DPMGreenwood, IN1437688983
- Joseph AltepeterIndianapolis, IN1013413426
- Asiya Ansari, DPMLafayette, IN1245677194
Common questions
What is Ahmad Kassem El-Samad, DPM's NPI number?
Ahmad Kassem El-Samad, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174559876, issued on Jun 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmad Kassem El-Samad, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9239 Broadway, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 736-1010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmad Kassem El-Samad, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 07001024A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ahmad Kassem El-Samad, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmad Kassem El-Samad, DPM had 1,344 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ahmad Kassem El-Samad, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 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.