Ambiga Samiappan, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Charleston, WV
Ambiga Samiappan, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1598012320, issued on Aug 10, 2012. Check the license on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ambiga Samiappan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- Practice location
- 3200 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste B16, Charleston, WV 25304
- Phone
- (304) 388-5848
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3200 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste B16
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ambiga Samiappan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
474 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 claims
- Gabapentin27 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium27 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
- Losartan Potassium17 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl15 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 74.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16.03
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,522 providers of this specialty with any payment received $807.73 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- South Sound Inpatient Physicians PLLCTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Hospitalist Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 111 hospitalist physician records in West Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Ambiga Samiappan, MD's NPI number?
Ambiga Samiappan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598012320, issued on Aug 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ambiga Samiappan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3200 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste B16, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 388-5848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ambiga Samiappan, MD's license?
Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ambiga Samiappan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ambiga Samiappan, MD had 474 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ambiga Samiappan, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.