Samantha Galu
Physician Assistant · Merrick, NY
Samantha Galu is a physician assistant with a practice address in Merrick, New York, and NPI 1497527162, issued on Oct 26, 2023. Check the license (New York 031403, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Galu
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 031403 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1728 Sunrise Hwy, Merrick, NY 11566
- Phone
- (516) 536-2800
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2023
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240523001740); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1728 Sunrise Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Samantha Galu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 031403Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- True North Medical Group PCMerrick, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
26 physician assistant records list a practice address in Merrick
They are 26 of the 782 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrick, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.
All 26 in Merrick → All 15,555 in New York → Every provider in Merrick →
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Common questions
What is Samantha Galu's NPI number?
Samantha Galu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497527162, issued on Oct 26, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Galu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1728 Sunrise Hwy, Merrick, NY, 11566. Phone: (516) 536-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Galu's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 031403, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samantha Galu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Galu had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.