Samet Gulkas, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Boston, MA
Samet Gulkas, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1376287318, issued on Apr 26, 2022. Check the license (Massachusetts 1021661, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samet Gulkas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 1021661 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
- Phone
- (617) 355-6000
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2025
- Fax
- (617) 309-2545
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samet Gulkas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1021661Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost43 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol12 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: $40.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Samet Gulkas among 791 ophthalmology physician records in Massachusetts
Samet Gulkas, M.D. is one of 791 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Massachusetts
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- Gena Heidary, MDBoston, MA 021151972651206
- David Hunter, MD, PHDBoston, MA 021151659461663
- Brendan McCarthy, M.D.Boston, MA 021151033177969
Common questions
What is Samet Gulkas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samet Gulkas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376287318, issued on Apr 26, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samet Gulkas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 355-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samet Gulkas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1021661, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samet Gulkas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samet Gulkas, M.D. had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.