Sama Ghali, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
Sama Ghali, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1720309859, issued on Jun 11, 2010. Check the license (Kentucky TP945, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sama Ghali
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- TP945 KY
2013-01193 NC
35.120391 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY 40536
- Phone
- (859) 323-5908
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1720309859 NC
NC1896 SC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201105001084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 South Limestone Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sama Ghali in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license TP945Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
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): 81.9 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
- University OF Florida Jacksonville Physicians, Inc.Jacksonville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sama Ghali among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky
Sama Ghali, MD is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
211 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 211 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Craig CarterLexington, KY 405361275573818
- Amy Dahlgren, MDLexington, KY 405361942240486
- Christopher Doty, MDLexington, KY 405361639161433
- Charles Eckerline, MDLexington, KY 405361447289616
- Jessica Horne, M.D.Lexington, KY 405361598732174
- Roger Humphries, MDLexington, KY 405361649202268
Common questions
What is Sama Ghali, MD's NPI number?
Sama Ghali, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720309859, issued on Jun 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sama Ghali, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 South Limestone Street, Lexington, KY, 40536. Phone: (859) 323-5908. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sama Ghali, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number TP945, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sama Ghali, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sama Ghali, MD had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sama Ghali, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.9 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.