Bruce S. Samuels, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Covington, LA
Bruce S. Samuels, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1164422119, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 012831, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce S. Samuels
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 012831 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 189 Greenbriar Blvd, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 871-8920
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (985) 871-9796
- Medicaid ID
- 1146498 LA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 189 Greenbriar Blvd
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Verify Bruce S. Samuels in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 012831Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
890 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone373 claims
- Clonazepam135 claims
- Gabapentin75 claims
- Suboxone45 claims
- Ibuprofen44 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl41 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $44,654.47
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bruce S. Samuels among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Bruce S. Samuels, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 70% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
62 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Covington
They are 62 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Bruce S. Samuels, MD's NPI number?
Bruce S. Samuels, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164422119, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce S. Samuels, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 189 Greenbriar Blvd, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 871-8920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce S. Samuels, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 012831, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bruce S. Samuels, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce S. Samuels, MD had 890 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.