Joseph William Sam, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Tacoma, WA
Joseph William Sam, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1861447898, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00047690, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph William Sam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License numbers
- MD00047690 WA
ME85330 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1304 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402
- Phone
- (253) 761-4200
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2024
- Fax
- (253) 383-3553
- Medicaid ID
- 264605600 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070607000396); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph William Sam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00047690Check 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: $162.99
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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 2 group practices
- Tra-Minw P STacoma, WA
- Union Avenue Open Mri LLCTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph William Sam among 1,041 diagnostic radiology physician records in Washington
Joseph William Sam, M.D. is one of 1,041 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 67% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 682 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 2085R0202X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Washington
There are 1,041 diagnostic radiology physician records in Washington.
All 1,041 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Diagnostic Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Johan Ahn, MDTacoma, WA 984021972546240
- Lance Becker, MDTacoma, WA 984021093709552
- Jill Dobbins, MDTacoma, WA 984021538123047
- Cynthia Holmes, MDTacoma, WA 984021225053630
- Chuck Martin, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984021053346403
- James Nudelman, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984021992703474
- Peter Ory, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984021053344184
- Parag Rami, MDTacoma, WA 984021982679585
Common questions
What is Joseph William Sam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph William Sam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861447898, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph William Sam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1304 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98402. Phone: (253) 761-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph William Sam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00047690, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. 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.