Samer Kareem, MB.BS
Nephrology Physician · Buffalo, NY
Samer Kareem, MB.BS is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1548799190, issued on Jun 7, 2017. Check the license (New York 303843, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samer Kareem
- Credential
- MB.BS
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 303843 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215
- Phone
- (716) 898-5001
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200905000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 462 Grider St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Alexandra Abraham, RD CDNRegistered Dietitian1295165587
- Michael Abrams, PTPhysical Therapist1841355773
Verify Samer Kareem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 303843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
334 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim37 claims
- Carvedilol19 claims
- Furosemide18 claims
- Nifedipine Er18 claims
- Calcitriol17 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl17 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): 90 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: $29.21
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Erie County Medical Center CorporationBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samer Kareem among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Samer Kareem, MB.BS is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
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- James Farry, MDBuffalo, NY 142151174652044
- Mohammed Hamid, MDBuffalo, NY 142151053540492
- Mohammad Faraz Ul Haq, MDBuffalo, NY 142151649685199
- Ernesto Leon Velarde Carreno, M.DBuffalo, NY 142151619402609
- Brian Murray, M.D. , FACPBuffalo, NY 142151497780076
Common questions
What is Samer Kareem, MB.BS's NPI number?
Samer Kareem, MB.BS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548799190, issued on Jun 7, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samer Kareem, MB.BS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY, 14215. Phone: (716) 898-5001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samer Kareem, MB.BS's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 303843, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samer Kareem, MB.BS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samer Kareem, MB.BS had 334 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samer Kareem, MB.BS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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.