Ramanathan Sampath, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Charleston, WV
Ramanathan Sampath, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1639145196, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 12626, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramanathan Sampath
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 12626 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3100 Maccorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV 25304
- Phone
- (304) 345-4031
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (304) 344-0328
- Medicaid ID
- 0129376001 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111128000693); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 36 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3100 Maccorkle Avenue SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ramanathan Sampath in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 12626Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide32 claims
- Potassium Chloride32 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine21 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate19 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl18 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramanathan Sampath among 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in West Virginia
Ramanathan Sampath, MD is one of 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1971 · median 1998 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in West Virginia.
All 36 in West Virginia → Every provider in Charleston → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Herron, DOCharleston, WV 253041538402938
- Sandeep Kashyap, MDCharleston, WV 253041902153299
- M. Zafrullah Khan, MDCharleston, WV 253041568441285
- Nathaniel Kister, MDCharleston, WV 253041629239413
- Firasat Malik, MDCharleston, WV 253041992784706
- Humayun Rashid, MDCharleston, WV 253041467431270
- M. Salim Ratnani, MDCharleston, WV 253041568441376
- Peter Rodgers-FischlCharleston, WV 253041821450198
Common questions
What is Ramanathan Sampath, MD's NPI number?
Ramanathan Sampath, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639145196, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramanathan Sampath, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Maccorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 345-4031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramanathan Sampath, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 12626, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ramanathan Sampath, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramanathan Sampath, MD had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.