Ramin Sam, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Ramin Sam, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1790794873, issued on Aug 6, 2006. Check the license (California A102519, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ramin Sam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A102519 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Phone
- (628) 206-8242
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Fax
- (415) 285-2389
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080408000529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1001 Potrero Avenue
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Deborah Anderson, CNMRegistered Nurse1801821053
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- Amin Azzam, MDPsychiatry Physician1811927395
- Jennifer Babik, MDInternal Medicine Physician1457421208
- Roland Bainton, MDAnesthesiology Physician1376596213
Verify Ramin Sam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A102519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,022 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide126 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate75 claims
- Jardiance71 claims
- Calcitriol59 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate59 claims
- Allopurinol57 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): 91.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,570.64
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF California Sfgh Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ramin Sam among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Ramin Sam, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Ramin Sam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ramin Sam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790794873, issued on Aug 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ramin Sam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (628) 206-8242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ramin Sam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A102519, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ramin Sam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ramin Sam, M.D. had 1,022 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ramin Sam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 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.