Samer Kakish, FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSC
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Samer Kakish, FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSC is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1053796391, issued on Jul 28, 2015. Check the license (New Mexico MD2017-0729, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samer Kakish
- Credential
- FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSC
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD2017-0729 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
- Phone
- (505) 272-4107
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2025
- Fax
- (505) 272-8098
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171107001860); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samer Kakish in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2017-0729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 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: $5,146.74
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samer Kakish among 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico
Samer Kakish, FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSC is one of 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 79 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 207X00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 141 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Chafey, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311326272584
- William CurtisAlbuquerque, NM 871311154959252
- Paul Echols, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311508872185
- Rick Gehlert, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311316952864
- Carl Gilmore, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311003012493
- Isaac Kim, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311609045764
- Gordon Lee, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311144676941
- Joanne Abby Marasigan, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311750709457
Common questions
What is Samer Kakish, FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSC's NPI number?
Samer Kakish, FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053796391, issued on Jul 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samer Kakish, FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-4107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samer Kakish, FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSC's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2017-0729, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Samer Kakish, FRCS(TR & ORTH), MSC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.