Samantha Minkin, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Nashville, TN
Samantha Minkin, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1487016903, issued on Mar 23, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 63277, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Minkin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 63277 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230817000565); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samantha Minkin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 63277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
477 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone128 claims
- Methotrexate69 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate66 claims
- Allopurinol21 claims
- Humira Pen18 claims
- Celecoxib15 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): 73.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $68.23
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Minkin among 139 rheumatology physician records in Tennessee
Samantha Minkin, MD is one of 139 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 96 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 139 rheumatology physician records in Tennessee.
All 139 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chad Boomershine, M.D., PH.D.Nashville, TN 372321457408304
- Sallaya Chinratanalab, MDNashville, TN 372321124115258
- Leslie Crofford, MDNashville, TN 372321710998760
- Glenn Douglas, MDNashville, TN 372321831121011
- James Gore, MDNashville, TN 372321316975485
- James John, MDNashville, TN 372321104854223
- Hillary Kaplan, MDNashville, TN 372321851483275
- Susan Kroop, MDNashville, TN 372321518054626
Common questions
What is Samantha Minkin, MD's NPI number?
Samantha Minkin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487016903, issued on Mar 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Minkin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Minkin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 63277, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samantha Minkin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Minkin, MD had 477 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samantha Minkin, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 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.