Sam Leon Carson, M.D.
Geriatric Psychiatry Physician · Abington, PA
Sam Leon Carson, M.D. is a geriatric psychiatry physician with a practice address in Abington, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1194718569, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD039254E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Leon Carson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Psychiatry Physician 2084P0805X
- License number
- MD039254E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Old York RD, Abington, PA 19001
- Phone
- (215) 972-1100
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (215) 886-3250
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050728000514); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1400 Old York RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bennett Cozen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093710519
- Lesley McDonald, RN, BSN, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1861035404
- Michelle PottsLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1124601901
Verify Sam Leon Carson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD039254ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric psychiatry physician in 2024
775 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,485 among the 473 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl90 claims
- Mirtazapine76 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate74 claims
- Clonazepam67 claims
- Aripiprazole50 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl50 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: $114.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 200 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,189.26 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
- Abington Memorial HospitalAbington, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Psychiatry Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 42 geriatric psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
Other geriatric psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
- Samah Ahmed, MDPhiladelphia, PA1457858656
- Satish Amirneni, MDClearfield, PA1114025558
- Babar Choudhry, MD/OWNERPottsville, PA1164598512
- Patrick Ciccone, M.D.Philadelphia, PA1457691628
- Bohdan Doberczak, M.D.Elkins Park, PA1336225630
- Kathleen Dougherty, M.D.Lancaster, PA1811958895
- Bijan Etemad, M.D.Villanova, PA1124253067
- Scott Fleischer, MDFort Washington, PA1316050693
- Alexandra Fortunato, DOPittsburgh, PA1447747043
- Candace Fraser, D.O.Pittsburgh, PA1699087338
Common questions
What is Sam Leon Carson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sam Leon Carson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194718569, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Leon Carson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Old York RD, Abington, PA, 19001. Phone: (215) 972-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Leon Carson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD039254E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sam Leon Carson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Leon Carson, M.D. had 775 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,485. 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.