Joseph Samaras, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Plattsburgh, NY
Joseph Samaras, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Plattsburgh, New York, and NPI 1891847885, issued on Jan 18, 2007. Check the license (New York 223357-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Samaras
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 223357-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 675 State Route 3, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
- Phone
- (518) 566-0672
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 566-0641
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Samaras 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 223357-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,869 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Simvastatin99 claims
- Lisinopril96 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium81 claims
- Metformin Hcl78 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium77 claims
- Omeprazole72 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $531.54
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Joseph Samaras among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Joseph Samaras, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Plattsburgh
They are 38 of the 1,380 NPPES records with a practice address in Plattsburgh, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Samaras, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Samaras, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891847885, issued on Jan 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Samaras, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 State Route 3, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901. Phone: (518) 566-0672. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Samaras, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 223357-1, 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 Joseph Samaras, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Samaras, M.D. had 1,869 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.