Dafer M. Samara, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Kansas City, MO
Dafer M. Samara, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1760608798, issued on Apr 18, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2015019906, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dafer M. Samara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- 2015019906 MO
38048 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1004 Carondelet Dr Ste 300, Kansas City, MO 64114
- Phone
- (816) 942-4500
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 1760608798 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150921001295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dafer M. Samara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2015019906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
923 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone136 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa133 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta116 claims
- Montelukast Sodium89 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere70 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate44 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): 77.3 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: $428.03
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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 one group practice
- Prime Healthcare Kansas City - Physician Services LLCKansas City, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dafer M. Samara among 178 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Missouri
Dafer M. Samara, MD is one of 178 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Missouri
There are 178 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ashrita Abraham, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641111164835880
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- Carole Freiberger-O'Keefe, DOKansas City, MO 641111578657995
- Majdi Hamarshi, MDKansas City, MO 641111609124759
- Erik SembroskiKansas City, MO 641111760864730
- Stephen Eikermann, D.O.Kansas City, MO 641081013356583
- Garrett Rampon, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641081790170900
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Common questions
What is Dafer M. Samara, MD's NPI number?
Dafer M. Samara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760608798, issued on Apr 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dafer M. Samara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1004 Carondelet Dr Ste 300, Kansas City, MO, 64114. Phone: (816) 942-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dafer M. Samara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2015019906, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dafer M. Samara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dafer M. Samara, MD had 923 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dafer M. Samara, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 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.