Samara Elise Pollock, MD
Dermatology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Samara Elise Pollock, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1184201295, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD489003, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samara Elise Pollock
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD489003 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1516 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Phone
- (215) 545-5459
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250904004602); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1516 Locust St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jayne Bird, MDSpecialist1871887620
- Kyra Braun, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMedical Physician Assistant1174147698
- Katherine HallockDermatology Physician1073977146
- Marissa Milchak, M.D.Dermatology Physician1942664628
Verify Samara Elise Pollock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD489003Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
522 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide47 claims
- Ketoconazole46 claims
- Dupixent Pen37 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate25 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate19 claims
- Acitretin15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $156.85
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; 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
- Ringpfeil Advanced Dermatology PCHaverford, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samara Elise Pollock among 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania
Samara Elise Pollock, MD is one of 681 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 87% 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 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2007 among the 485 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yasmin Amir, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021740712363
- Alexander Cartron, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021639756281
- Trisha Dasgupta, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191021508153545
- Jaryd Freedman, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021528327327
- Shoshana Grossman, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191021720511074
- Naeha Gupta, DOPhiladelphia, PA 191021588028799
- Katherine HallockPhiladelphia, PA 191021073977146
- Stephen Hess, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021033279955
Common questions
What is Samara Elise Pollock, MD's NPI number?
Samara Elise Pollock, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184201295, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samara Elise Pollock, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1516 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. Phone: (215) 545-5459. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samara Elise Pollock, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD489003, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samara Elise Pollock, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samara Elise Pollock, MD had 522 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.