Sam M. Elghor, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Sartell, MN
Sam M. Elghor, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Sartell, Minnesota, and NPI 1679513923, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 42871, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam M. Elghor
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 42871 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 804 23RD St S, Sartell, MN 56377
- Phone
- (320) 230-7788
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2022
- Fax
- (320) 230-7789
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060504000326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sam M. Elghor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 42871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
54 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 100 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: $17.62
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Curonix LLC. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Center For Pain Management, P.A.Baxter, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sam M. Elghor among 27 interventional pain medicine physician records in Minnesota
Sam M. Elghor, M.D. is one of 27 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2011 among the 21 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 27 interventional pain medicine physician records in Minnesota.
All 27 in Minnesota → Every provider in Sartell → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Cohn, MDSartell, MN 563771245273390
- Thomas Kowalkowski, D.O.Sartell, MN 563771477569606
- Peter Fliss, D.O.Bemidji, MN 566011811308828
- Panjini Sivanna, MDThief River Falls, MN 567011013948116
- Ifechi Anyadioha, MDMankato, MN 560011386873404
- Robert Long, MDMankato, MN 560011407870272
- Nicholas Canzanello, DORochester, MN 559051356879654
- Terry Hunt, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051659536639
Common questions
What is Sam M. Elghor, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sam M. Elghor, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679513923, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam M. Elghor, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 804 23RD St S, Sartell, MN, 56377. Phone: (320) 230-7788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam M. Elghor, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 42871, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sam M. Elghor, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam M. Elghor, M.D. had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sam M. Elghor, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.