Ghassan Joseph Samara, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · East Setauket, NY
Ghassan Joseph Samara, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in East Setauket, New York, and NPI 1295754588, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (New York 210732, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ghassan Joseph Samara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 210732 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 37 Research Way, East Setauket, NY 11733
- Phone
- (631) 444-4545
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 01865970 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240814004489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ghassan Joseph Samara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 210732Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
173 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate73 claims
- Montelukast Sodium15 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): 82.9 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: $269.13
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Nevada Ent And Hearing Associates LLCReno, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ghassan Joseph Samara among 765 otolaryngology physician records in New York
Ghassan Joseph Samara, M.D. is one of 765 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in New York. 82% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in New York
There are 765 otolaryngology physician records in New York.
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The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arnold Katz, M.D.East Setauket, NY 117331902825805
- Denise Monte, M.D.East Setauket, NY 117331891714283
- Robert Feld, MDHuntington, NY 117431518066497
- Joshua Rosenthal, M.D.Huntington, NY 117431801065172
- Anthony Cornetta, MDHuntington Station, NY 117461356348486
- Mauricio Milhoua, M.D.South Huntington, NY 117461225514409
- Michael Slippen, MDHuntington Station, NY 117461427056282
- Peter Berman, M.D.Melville, NY 117471427064302
Common questions
What is Ghassan Joseph Samara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ghassan Joseph Samara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295754588, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ghassan Joseph Samara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 37 Research Way, East Setauket, NY, 11733. Phone: (631) 444-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ghassan Joseph Samara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 210732, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ghassan Joseph Samara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ghassan Joseph Samara, M.D. had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ghassan Joseph Samara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.9 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.