NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sama Astani, MD

Neurocritical Care Physician · Dallas, TX

Sama Astani, MD is a neurocritical care physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1326530577, issued on Jun 4, 2018. Check the license (Texas U9824, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326530577
Name
Sama Astani
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurocritical Care Physician 2084A2900X
License numbers
U9824 TX
2022016255 MO
44944 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
221 W Colorado Blvd Ste 525, Dallas, TX 75208
Phone
(214) 960-5681
Enumerated
Jun 4, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 8, 2026
Fax
(214) 960-5681
Medicaid ID
200110633 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240425003048); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2018
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 221 W Colorado Blvd Ste 525

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Hansaa AbbasiPhysician Assistant1013575679
  2. Daisy AcevedoAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1639021280
  3. Joab AchollaAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1093336752
  4. Lindsey Ackerman, AGACNP-CAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1023790714
  5. Daniza Aguillon, MSN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1265154405
  6. Stephanie Al-Ajba, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1083368567

Verify Sama Astani in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dallas Pulmonary And Critical Care PADallas, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sama Astani among 59 neurocritical care physician records in Texas

Sama Astani, MD is one of 59 neurocritical care physician records with a practice address in Texas. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 81% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2010 among the 54 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084A2900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurocritical Care Physician providers in Texas

There are 59 neurocritical care physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurocritical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Junaid Islam, M.D.Dallas, TX 752081013370386
  2. Ahmed Malik, MD, MPHDallas, TX 752081306337837
  3. Samir Ruxmohan, DODallas, TX 752081639670037
  4. Gregg Shalan, M.D.Dallas, TX 752081710979091
  5. Bhuvanesh Govind, M.D.Dallas, TX 752031609295542
  6. Zachary Roesch, MDDallas, TX 752351952930828
  7. Venkatesh Aiyagari, MDDallas, TX 753901699788042
  8. Anna Bashmakov, DODallas, TX 753901093374621

Common questions

What is Sama Astani, MD's NPI number?

Sama Astani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326530577, issued on Jun 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sama Astani, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 221 W Colorado Blvd Ste 525, Dallas, TX, 75208. Phone: (214) 960-5681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sama Astani, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U9824, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Sama Astani, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.