Donald P. Samms, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Van Buren, AR
Donald P. Samms, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Van Buren, Arkansas, and NPI 1669494860, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E-2776, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald P. Samms
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E-2776 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2521 Alma Hwy, Van Buren, AR 72956
- Phone
- (479) 274-6800
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 474-4513
- Medicaid ID
- 145379001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091221000543); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2521 Alma Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Laura Henson, APNNurse Practitioner1477703973
- Matthew McLellan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1629095328
Verify Donald P. Samms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-2776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,887 Medicare Part D claims for 728 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir252 claims
- Fluconazole201 claims
- Methylprednisolone153 claims
- Prednisone107 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim101 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide90 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: $39.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Baptist Health ServicesFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald P. Samms among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Donald P. Samms, MD is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Van Buren
They are 17 of the 524 NPPES records with a practice address in Van Buren, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Donald P. Samms, MD's NPI number?
Donald P. Samms, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669494860, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald P. Samms, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2521 Alma Hwy, Van Buren, AR, 72956. Phone: (479) 274-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald P. Samms, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-2776, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donald P. Samms, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald P. Samms, MD had 1,887 Medicare Part D claims for 728 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.