NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Samaniego, DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Jersey City, NJ

Christopher Samaniego, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Jersey City, New Jersey, and NPI 1720512155, issued on Apr 12, 2017. Check the license (New Jersey 25MD00356200, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720512155
Name
Christopher Samaniego
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
License number
25MD00356200 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
550 Newark Ave Ste 308, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone
(201) 418-9110
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2017
Record last updated
Oct 31, 2022
Fax
(201) 839-5647
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201009000020); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Podiatric Medicine, 2017
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
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78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024

595 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christopher Samaniego595
  2. Specialty average335

Most prescribed

  1. Ammonium Lactate271 claims
  2. Ciclopirox157 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium38 claims
  4. Ketoconazole35 claims
  5. Clotrimazole31 claims
  6. Clotrimazole-Betamethasone14 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: $260.05

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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.

  1. Christopher Samaniego$260.05
  2. Specialty average$2,972.24

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

  1. Advanced Garden State Cardiology LLCJersey City, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Samaniego among 576 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in New Jersey

Christopher Samaniego, DPM is one of 576 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2010 among the 473 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 213ES0103X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in New Jersey

There are 576 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in New Jersey.

The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Cuomo, DPMJersey City, NJ 073061336881143
  2. Ibrahim ElkattawyJersey City, NJ 073061861980138
  3. Brian Levine, DPMJersey City, NJ 073061770787608
  4. Anandkumar Patel, D.P.M.Jersey City, NJ 073061235360942
  5. Shital Sharma, DPMJersey City, NJ 073061831442292
  6. Jonathan Sorkin, DPMJersey City, NJ 073061891720900
  7. Amari White, D.P.M.Jersey City, NJ 073061205196359
  8. Mark Granata, DPMJersey City, NJ 073071689616534

Common questions

What is Christopher Samaniego, DPM's NPI number?

Christopher Samaniego, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720512155, issued on Apr 12, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Samaniego, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Newark Ave Ste 308, Jersey City, NJ, 07306. Phone: (201) 418-9110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Samaniego, DPM's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MD00356200, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Samaniego, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Samaniego, DPM had 595 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.