NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Sama, MD

Orthopaedic Trauma Physician · Wellington, FL

Nicholas Sama, MD is an orthopaedic trauma physician with a practice address in Wellington, Florida, and NPI 1457397036, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME91084, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1457397036
Name
Nicholas Sama
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X
License number
ME91084 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1395 S State Road 7 Ste 410, Wellington, FL 33414
Phone
(561) 657-4800
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(561) 657-4805
Medicaid ID
274416300 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050816000441); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1999
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic trauma physician in 2024

394 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 151 among the 627 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 106 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicholas Sama394
  2. Specialty average151

Most prescribed

  1. Etodolac114 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone78 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
  4. Celecoxib30 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl28 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: $385.74

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 722 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,814.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Sama$386
  2. Specialty average$15,814

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Cora Health Services IncBoca Raton, FL
  2. Fairway Physical Therapy LLCPalm Beach Gardens, FL
  3. Hss-Florida Physicians LLCWellington, FL

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

Nicholas Sama among 66 orthopaedic trauma physician records in Florida

Nicholas Sama, MD is one of 66 orthopaedic trauma physician records with a practice address in Florida. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 60 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0801X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers in Florida

There are 66 orthopaedic trauma physician records in Florida.

The 8 orthopaedic trauma physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marc Ebersberger, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333341073721726
  2. Jason Gould, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333341164616314
  3. Douglas Stringham, MDPlantation, FL 333241467551085
  4. Brian Cross, DOFort Lauderdale, FL 333161275564064
  5. Sein Lwin, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333161164586293
  6. Edward Perez, M.D.Ft Lauderdale, FL 333161457348153
  7. Jorge Rocha, M.D.Fort Lauderdale, FL 333161043741283
  8. Bradley Roth, D.O.Fort Lauderdale, FL 333161629219316

Common questions

What is Nicholas Sama, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Sama, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457397036, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Sama, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1395 S State Road 7 Ste 410, Wellington, FL, 33414. Phone: (561) 657-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Sama, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME91084, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Sama, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Sama, MD had 394 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic trauma physician prescribers was 151. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicholas Sama, 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.

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.