NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Surgery Physician NPI 1831616911
Verify on CMS → Kassandra Samuel
Surgery Physician in Aurora, Colorado.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 36,778 in Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
73
Medicare Part D claims · 52 beneficiaries · Surgery Physician avg: 174
Industry payments
$137.74
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Kassandra Samuel filed 73 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Surgery Physician in Aurora, Colorado.
- 73
- Part D claims, 2024
- $137.74
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Kassandra Samuel
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1831616911), first enumerated 08/29/2017.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 73 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$137.74 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1831616911 · Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · RX-TRACE · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1831616911
- ENUM-RECENT 2017
- TAX-MID 37K Surgery Physician
- RX-TRACE 73
- BOOK-LIGHT 629 in Colorado
- PHOTO-ENUM Paul Salem · 2017
Kassandra Samuel's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
73 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Kassandra Samuel practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Kassandra Samuel?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
73 58% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Colorado
How Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Colorado providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Surgery Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1831616911 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgery Physician |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 08/29/2017 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kassandra Samuel. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$138
Largest payer
Stryker Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
73
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
52
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 73.533
- Total Day Supply
- 673
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1K
- Opioid Claims
- 35 (47.9% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.70
- Gender Split
- 58% female / 42% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 25 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgery Physician Overview
How Kassandra Samuel fits within the Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
36,778
Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Surgery Physician
174
Avg Claims per Provider
Kassandra Samuel's 73 claims are below the specialty average of 174.
Nationwide Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Samuel, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2017)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Surgery Physician Providers in Colorado
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Colorado, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Samuel.
One of 629 Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Colorado, 5 are shown here.
Dr. David Abts
M.D.
Aurora, CO
Dr. Stuart Ackley
MD
Grand Junction, CO
Dr. Muhammad Aftab
M.B.,B,S, MD
Aurora, CO
Dr. Rizwan Ahmed
M.D.
Durango, CO
Dr. Eric Ahnfeldt
D.O.
Fort Carson, CO
Compare Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kassandra Samuel's specialty? ▼
Kassandra Samuel specializes in Surgery Physician and practices in Aurora, Colorado.
How much does Kassandra Samuel prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Kassandra Samuel wrote 73 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for 52 beneficiaries.
Where is Kassandra Samuel located? ▼
Kassandra Samuel is located at 12631 E 17TH AVE RM 5403, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (303) 724-2680.
What is Kassandra Samuel's NPI number? ▼
Kassandra Samuel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831616911, issued on 08/29/2017.
Does Kassandra Samuel prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Kassandra Samuel had 35 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 47.9%.
How many Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 36,778 Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Surgery Physician provider writes 174 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kassandra Samuel prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kassandra Samuel's most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kassandra Samuel accept Medicare? ▼
Kassandra Samuel appears in CMS Medicare data with 73 Part D claims and 52 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kassandra Samuel's credentials? ▼
Kassandra Samuel's NPI is 1831616911. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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