Sam Kurien, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Erie, PA
Sam Kurien, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1649275272, issued on Jun 20, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD072883L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Kurien
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD072883L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5241 Buffalo RD, Erie, PA 16510
- Phone
- (814) 877-5100
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 877-5121
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040105000321); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sam Kurien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD072883LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,756 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium632 claims
- Lisinopril346 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate292 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium274 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium262 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er257 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): 79.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Regional Health Services IncErie, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sam Kurien among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Sam Kurien, MD is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
219 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Erie
They are 219 of the 5,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Erie, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Allan Johnson, D.O.Erie, PA 165101235132812
- Mark Masteller, DOErie, PA 165101861470163
- Zengling Peng, MDErie, PA 165101174501357
- Debora Radder, MDErie, PA 165101598760159
- Christie RayErie, PA 165101689668055
Common questions
What is Sam Kurien, MD's NPI number?
Sam Kurien, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649275272, issued on Jun 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Kurien, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5241 Buffalo RD, Erie, PA, 16510. Phone: (814) 877-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Kurien, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD072883L, 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 Kurien, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Kurien, MD had 7,756 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sam Kurien, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.6 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.