Edward L. Sames, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Shelbyville, KY
Edward L. Sames, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and NPI 1508855123, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 28754, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward L. Sames
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 28754 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 Hospital Dr, Shelbyville, KY 40065
- Phone
- (502) 633-3525
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (502) 633-8075
- Medicaid ID
- 64287543 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040816000968); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 515 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Laura Davis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1366693905
- Jenniffer Goodlett, PTPhysical Therapist1548259328
- Amy Morehead, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1780863167
- Renee Ryan, PA CPhysician Assistant1528057932
- James Smith, MDFamily Medicine Physician1487648788
- David Wallace, MD MBAFamily Medicine Physician1376532168
Verify Edward L. Sames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 28754Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,256 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 145 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium585 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium336 claims
- Lisinopril312 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate284 claims
- Losartan Potassium268 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium262 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): 73.2 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: $457.92
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward L. Sames among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Edward L. Sames, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 1,526 in Kentucky → Every provider in Shelbyville → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Julia Brown, MDSpringfield, KY 400691669459434
- Imad Haddad, MDSpringfield, KY 400691508880063
- Paula Johnson, MDSpringfield, KY 400691457360398
- Elizabeth Bates, M.D.Prospect, KY 400591932164134
- James Bersot, M.D.Prospect, KY 400591821330861
- James Bosler, MDProspect, KY 400591932173887
Common questions
What is Edward L. Sames, MD's NPI number?
Edward L. Sames, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508855123, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward L. Sames, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 Hospital Dr, Shelbyville, KY, 40065. Phone: (502) 633-3525. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward L. Sames, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 28754, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward L. Sames, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward L. Sames, MD had 9,256 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward L. Sames, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 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.