Heather Sample, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Galveston, TX
Heather Sample, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1902070253, issued on Apr 17, 2008. Check the license (Texas N7581, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Sample
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- N7581 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-1221
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (409) 772-1224
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140529001316); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Sample in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N7581Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $60.89
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Northstar Anesthesia PALubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Sample among 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas
Heather Sample, M.D. is one of 4,635 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 3,293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
165 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Galveston
They are 165 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 4,635 anesthesiology physician records in Texas.
All 4,635 in Texas → Every provider in Galveston → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Asle Aarsland, M.D.Galveston, TX 775551033207113
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- Agnes Calderon, MDGalveston, TX 775551477613594
- David Epperson, MDGalveston, TX 775551780682542
- Stacey Gibbons, MDGalveston, TX 775551124082250
- Ranganathan Govindaraj, MDGalveston, TX 775551871653683
- Cynthia Heyne, MDGalveston, TX 775551912083791
- Dmitry Portnoy, MDGalveston, TX 775551639239437
Common questions
What is Heather Sample, M.D.'s NPI number?
Heather Sample, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902070253, issued on Apr 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Sample, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-1221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Sample, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N7581, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.