Muhammed Sami Saif, MD
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician · Albany, NY
Muhammed Sami Saif, MD is an addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1396276697, issued on Mar 27, 2017. Check the license (New York 297803, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muhammed Sami Saif
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 2084A0401X
- License numbers
- 297803 NY
63943 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
- Phone
- (518) 262-5756
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210519002311); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Muhammed Sami Saif 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 297803Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in 2024
647 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 870 among the 264 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam39 claims
- Mirtazapine36 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate30 claims
- Trazodone Hcl27 claims
- Sertraline Hcl23 claims
- Gabapentin20 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: $591.44
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 142 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,513.66 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Samaritan Hospital OF Troy, New YorkTroy, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Pinnacle Behavioral Health Ipa, PLLCAlbany, NY
- St Peters Hospital OF The City OF AlbanyAlbany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Muhammed Sami Saif among 41 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in New York
Muhammed Sami Saif, MD is one of 41 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with a practice address in New York. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084A0401X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers in New York
There are 41 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in New York.
All 41 in New York → Every provider in Albany → Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sean Chappin, M.D.Albany, NY 122031679740427
- Lokesh Reddy, M.D.Far Rockaway, NY 116911598934127
- Michael Gurevich, M.D.Glen Head, NY 115451699773010
- Evelyne DorivalBellerose, NY 114261790140689
- Essam Yousef, M.D.Bellerose, NY 114261649367699
- Asjad Bashir, MDJamaica, NY 114181861957268
- Alejo Parellada, M.D.Brooklyn, NY 112381417070442
- Kevin JohnsonSyracuse, NY 132031396155511
Common questions
What is Muhammed Sami Saif, MD's NPI number?
Muhammed Sami Saif, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396276697, issued on Mar 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Muhammed Sami Saif, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-5756. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muhammed Sami Saif, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 297803, 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 Muhammed Sami Saif, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muhammed Sami Saif, MD had 647 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among addiction medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician prescribers was 870. 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.