Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1053796391
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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1 University OF New Mexico

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

  1. Salma AbdelrahimStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578401022
  2. Rogena Abdelrahman, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366385825
  3. Yara Abdou, MDInternal Medicine Physician1578981114
  4. Osana Abich Oliva, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891237061
  5. Daniel AboubecharaVascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1508256868
  6. Diana Aboytes, RDHDental Hygienist1245588656

Verify Samer Kakish in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
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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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The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $5,146.74

33 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samer Kakish$5,146.74
  2. Specialty average$21,294.10

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 143 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Mexico

  1. Vivek Agrawal, MDAlbuquerque, NM1275549156
  2. Jose Alicea, MDAlamogordo, NM1144200106
  3. Alan Altman, MDAlbuquerque, NM1952425985
  4. Mark Anderson, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1821357179
  5. Edward Atler, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1427036946
  6. Kari Babinski, M.D.Albuquerque, NM1063490589
  7. Marshall Baca, M.D.Carlsbad, NM1376520601
  8. Shawn Baker, M.D.Rio Rancho, NM1942313689
  9. Richard Ball, MDAlbuquerque, NM1194909739
  10. William Barnard, M.D.Gallup, NM1124068085

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 Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.