NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samantha M. Swords, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Fulton, MD

Samantha M. Swords, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fulton, Maryland, and NPI 1013327923, issued on Apr 30, 2014. Check the license (Maryland D94897, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013327923
Name
Samantha M. Swords
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
D94897 MD
MD461400 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8115 Maple Lawn Blvd, Fulton, MD 20759
Phone
(240) 459-1800
Enumerated
Apr 30, 2014
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230307003339); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Florida State University College Of Medicine, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8115 Maple Lawn Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stefanie Cokley, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1366235376
  2. Saudy KanuPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1215701321
  3. Nutaporn Sukontasup, ODOptometrist1104930817

Verify Samantha M. Swords in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

493 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Samantha Swords493
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium37 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate32 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium25 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide24 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium23 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): 86.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%72.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, IncBaltimore, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Samantha M. Swords among 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland

Samantha M. Swords, MD is one of 1,912 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 1,141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fulton

They are 7 of the 387 NPPES records with a practice address in Fulton, and 1,912 family medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanpreet Aujla, MDFulton, MD 207591568165801
  2. Sharada Baddela, M.D.Fulton, MD 207591508210774
  3. Ansu Punnoose, D.O.Fulton, MD 207591235496233
  4. Ali Sajjadi, MDFulton, MD 207591912136896
  5. Arfassa ShiferawFulton, MD 207591093036774
  6. Loretta Sutphin, M.D.Fulton, MD 207591144388729
  7. David Gordon, M.D.Jb Andrews, MD 207621518058775
  8. Percival Hargrove, PAJb Andrews, MD 207621770560450

Common questions

What is Samantha M. Swords, MD's NPI number?

Samantha M. Swords, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013327923, issued on Apr 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samantha M. Swords, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8115 Maple Lawn Blvd, Fulton, MD, 20759. Phone: (240) 459-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samantha M. Swords, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D94897, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Samantha M. Swords, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samantha M. Swords, MD had 493 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Samantha M. Swords, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.8 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.