Samantha Kristen Zapalac, RN
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Samantha Kristen Zapalac, RN is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1518621507, issued on Oct 26, 2021. Check the license (Texas TESTPENDING, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Kristen Zapalac
- Credential
- RN
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- TESTPENDING TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10850 Louetta RD Ste 1500, Houston, TX 77070
- Phone
- (281) 320-2338
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220429001527); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samantha Kristen Zapalac in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license TESTPENDINGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel15 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): 84.3 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).
Samantha Kristen Zapalac among 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records in Texas
Samantha Kristen Zapalac, RN is one of 3,239 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2019 among the 2,120 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Samantha Kristen Zapalac, RN's NPI number?
Samantha Kristen Zapalac, RN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518621507, issued on Oct 26, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Kristen Zapalac, RN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10850 Louetta RD Ste 1500, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (281) 320-2338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Kristen Zapalac, RN's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number TESTPENDING, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samantha Kristen Zapalac, RN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Kristen Zapalac, RN had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samantha Kristen Zapalac, RN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.