Samantha Reiter Shams, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Atlanta, GA
Samantha Reiter Shams, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1831335157, issued on Dec 17, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 73822, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Reiter Shams
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 73822 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 Howell Mill RD NW Ste 800, Atlanta, GA 30318
- Phone
- (404) 350-9853
- Enumerated
- Dec 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2023
- Fax
- (404) 350-8407
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180920003067); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1800 Howell Mill RD NW Ste 800
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nikita Amin, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1649536145
- Laura BealsOncology Registered Nurse1477158699
- Yosef Giles, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811138126
- Scott Helms, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1033229638
- William Jonas, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1962443051
- Kyle Kidwell, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1013570829
Verify Samantha Reiter Shams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 73822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
672 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole79 claims
- Gabapentin43 claims
- Letrozole37 claims
- Xarelto28 claims
- Eliquis26 claims
- Calquence24 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): 98.4 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: $4,742.35
67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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
- Piedmont Cancer Institute PCAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Reiter Shams among 396 hematology & oncology physician records in Georgia
Samantha Reiter Shams, MD is one of 396 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2002 among the 300 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0003X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 396 hematology & oncology physician records in Georgia.
All 396 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Hematology & Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nikita Amin, MDAtlanta, GA 303181649536145
- Wiley Ballard, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303181700834926
- William Jonas, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303181962443051
- Kyle Kidwell, MDAtlanta, GA 303181013570829
- Rebecca KolbasAtlanta, GA 303181386159796
- Sri Lakshmi Kollepara, MDAtlanta, GA 303181326351834
- Richard Leff, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303181356479190
- Eric Mininberg, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303181275591067
Common questions
What is Samantha Reiter Shams, MD's NPI number?
Samantha Reiter Shams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831335157, issued on Dec 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Reiter Shams, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Howell Mill RD NW Ste 800, Atlanta, GA, 30318. Phone: (404) 350-9853. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Reiter Shams, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 73822, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samantha Reiter Shams, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Reiter Shams, MD had 672 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samantha Reiter Shams, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.4 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.