Maria Caridad Sam, MD
Neurology Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Maria Caridad Sam, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1598741670, issued on Dec 20, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9600194, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Caridad Sam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 9600194 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-2255
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 716-9016
- Medicaid IDs
- 2004574000 WV
Q00196 SC
6104053 VA
8974391 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100309000087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Medical Center Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Maria Caridad Sam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9600194Check 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 neurology physician in 2024
725 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Xcopri63 claims
- Levetiracetam58 claims
- Lamictal44 claims
- Rufinamide41 claims
- Carbamazepine Er39 claims
- Clobazam30 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Caridad Sam among 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina
Maria Caridad Sam, MD is one of 621 neurology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 457 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.
All 621 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mustapha Ezzeddine, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571972534667
- Sandhya Kumar, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571598741688
- Cormac Odonovan, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571366428443
- Patrick Reynolds, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571265418347
- Mustafa Siddiqui, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571326069063
Common questions
What is Maria Caridad Sam, MD's NPI number?
Maria Caridad Sam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598741670, issued on Dec 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Caridad Sam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Caridad Sam, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9600194, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maria Caridad Sam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Caridad Sam, MD had 725 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maria Caridad Sam, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.