NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew A. Sama, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Ny, NY

Andrew A. Sama, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Ny, New York, and NPI 1992769608, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (New York 216890, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992769608
Name
Andrew A. Sama
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
216890 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
535 East 70 St, Ny, NY 10021
Phone
(212) 606-1122
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050923000635); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1995
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 22.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%74.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $86,991.69

96 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Andrew Sama$86,992
  2. Specialty average$34,072

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Andrew A. Sama among 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New York

Andrew A. Sama, MD is one of 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in New York

There are 167 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Todd Albert, MDNew York, NY 100211447297775
  2. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MDNew York, NY 100211952318057
  3. Frank Cammisa, M.D.New York, NY 100211275588246
  4. Matthew Cunningham, MD PHDNew York, NY 100211134321722
  5. James Farmer, MDNew York, NY 100211043249477
  6. Federico Girardi, M.D.New York, NY 100211326086414
  7. Russel Huang, M.D.New York, NY 100211932124450
  8. Alexander Hughes, M.D.New York, NY 100211043488281

Common questions

What is Andrew A. Sama, MD's NPI number?

Andrew A. Sama, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992769608, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew A. Sama, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 East 70 St, Ny, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 606-1122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew A. Sama, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 216890, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Andrew A. Sama, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 22.3 of 100. 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.