NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph K. Samaha, MD

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Germantown, TN

Joseph K. Samaha, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1407833965, issued on Dec 27, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 10242, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407833965
Name
Joseph K. Samaha
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
10242 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8060 Wolf River Blvd, Germantown, TN 38138
Phone
(901) 271-1000
Enumerated
Dec 27, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(901) 271-4187
Medicaid IDs
0011500 MS
3194460 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060428000026); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1976
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8060 Wolf River Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tania Addess, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1114228087
  2. Milton Addington, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1790752566
  3. Homayoun Ahmadian, D.O.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1003070129
  4. Nicholas Albonetti, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942678875
  5. John Alexander, DOCardiovascular Disease Physician1366005324
  6. Mary Allen, APNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1568769040

Verify Joseph K. Samaha in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

15,090 Medicare Part D claims for 1,336 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Samaha15,090
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis1,178 claims
  2. Carvedilol943 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium883 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate867 claims
  5. Clopidogrel751 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate716 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $755.33

37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Samaha$755.33
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

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

  1. Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, IncSouthaven, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph K. Samaha among 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee

Joseph K. Samaha, MD is one of 215 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 95% 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, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated1976 · median 2001 among the 187 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 interventional cardiology physician records list a practice address in Germantown

They are 19 of the 1,692 NPPES records with a practice address in Germantown, and 215 interventional cardiology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Milton Addington, MDGermantown, TN 381381790752566
  2. Steven Akins, MDGermantown, TN 381381720088297
  3. Ray Allen, MDGermantown, TN 381381295702595
  4. Keith Anderson, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381770583049
  5. James Klemis, MDGermantown, TN 381381447269659
  6. David Kraus, MDGermantown, TN 381381225015712
  7. Michael McDonald, MDGermantown, TN 381381609876036
  8. Mohamed Bashar Shala, MDMemphis, TN 381381841277308

Common questions

What is Joseph K. Samaha, MD's NPI number?

Joseph K. Samaha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407833965, issued on Dec 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph K. Samaha, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8060 Wolf River Blvd, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 271-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph K. Samaha, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 10242, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph K. Samaha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph K. Samaha, MD had 15,090 Medicare Part D claims for 1,336 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph K. Samaha, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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