NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sami Elchahal, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Tampa, FL

Sami Elchahal, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Tampa, Florida, and NPI 1174522684, issued on Jul 18, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME0046698, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174522684
Name
Sami Elchahal
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
ME0046698 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3000 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33613
Phone
(813) 972-5090
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2005
Record last updated
May 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(813) 975-8748
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100604000206); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1982
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3000 E Fletcher Ave

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

  1. William Albertson, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1366468613
  2. Julian Belisle, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1427086172
  3. Marc Bloom, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1053337394
  4. Robert Ehrlich, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1083825301
  5. Maureen Gonzalez, ARNPNurse Practitioner1861835050
  6. Lucy Love, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1972634111

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,957 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Sami Elchahal3,957
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate311 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate306 claims
  3. Clopidogrel292 claims
  4. Eliquis277 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium223 claims
  6. Nitroglycerin221 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $164.81

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sami Elchahal$164.81
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cardiovascular Center OF Tampa PATampa, FL
  2. West Florida Cardiovascular CO-Management Associates, LLCTampa, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,946 cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Florida

  1. Rafik Abadier, M.D.Inverness, FL1649253147
  2. Syed Abbas, MDOrlando, FL1699729723
  3. Ali Abbood, MDOrlando, FL1750886974
  4. Norman Abbott, M.D.Palm Harbor, FL1679582142
  5. Lucien Abboud, MDJacksonville, FL1609055870
  6. Antoine Abchee, MDSt Augustine, FL1548463045
  7. Abdalla Abdelkader, MDGainesville, FL1942087457
  8. Mohamed Abdul Qader, M.D.Jacksonville, FL1487114633
  9. Manuel Abella, M.DMiami, FL1023095403
  10. Ajay Abichandani, M.D.Fort Myers, FL1548523236

Common questions

What is Sami Elchahal, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sami Elchahal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174522684, issued on Jul 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sami Elchahal, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL, 33613. Phone: (813) 972-5090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sami Elchahal, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME0046698, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sami Elchahal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sami Elchahal, M.D. had 3,957 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sami Elchahal, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.