Samantha A. Sears, MD
Dermatology Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Samantha A. Sears, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1700312352, issued on May 2, 2017. Check the license (Ohio 35.149075, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha A. Sears
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- 35.149075 OH
57162 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8240 Northcreek Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45236
- Phone
- (513) 246-7546
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2023
- Fax
- (513) 246-5289
- Medicaid ID
- 7100611530 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230922002658); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8240 Northcreek Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Samantha A. Sears in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.149075Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
738 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole188 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide111 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate88 claims
- Methotrexate47 claims
- Hydrocortisone31 claims
- Metronidazole24 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): 82.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $224.10
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Trihealth H LLCCincinnati, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha A. Sears among 507 dermatology physician records in Ohio
Samantha A. Sears, MD is one of 507 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2007 among the 376 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 507 dermatology physician records in Ohio.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Broomall, MDCincinnati, OH 452361164469144
- Mara Ernst, DOCincinnati, OH 452361538747753
- Emily Fisher, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361578670147
- Jacqueline Fisher, DOCincinnati, OH 452361528401213
- Mona Foad, MDCincinnati, OH 452361316011661
- Rachel Gustin, MDCincinnati, OH 452361790733897
- Matthew Meier, MDCincinnati, OH 452361891914198
- Mona Mislankar, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361669714820
Common questions
What is Samantha A. Sears, MD's NPI number?
Samantha A. Sears, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700312352, issued on May 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha A. Sears, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8240 Northcreek Dr, Cincinnati, OH, 45236. Phone: (513) 246-7546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha A. Sears, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.149075, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samantha A. Sears, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha A. Sears, MD had 738 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samantha A. Sears, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.9 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.