Sam Nikou, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Glendale, CA
Sam Nikou, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1861416802, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California A47763, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Nikou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A47763 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204
- Phone
- (818) 240-2242
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1300 S Central Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sam Nikou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A47763Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,490 among the 16,109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 73% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cyclosporine340 claims
- Restasis173 claims
- Xiidra72 claims
- Lumigan66 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone54 claims
- Latanoprost52 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 18.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $362.43
7 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 12,922 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,937.17 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.
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Common questions
What is Sam Nikou, MD's NPI number?
Sam Nikou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861416802, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Nikou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA, 91204. Phone: (818) 240-2242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Nikou, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A47763, 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 Sam Nikou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Nikou, MD had 1,059 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,490. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sam Nikou, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 18.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.