Sami Tuffaha, M.D.
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Rochester, MN
Sami Tuffaha, M.D. is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1922398866, issued on Apr 12, 2011. Check the license (Minnesota 64199, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sami Tuffaha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- License number
- 64199 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190824000265); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records → All 21 in Minnesota → Look up another NPI →
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Verify Sami Tuffaha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 64199Check 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): 74.4 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: $282.05
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 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 4 group practices
- Agape Physical Therapy And Sports Rehabilitation LPForest Hill, MD
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCBaltimore, MD
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncGainesville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sami Tuffaha among 21 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Minnesota
Sami Tuffaha, M.D. is one of 21 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2011, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 38% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2007 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 21 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Minnesota.
All 21 in Minnesota → Every provider in Rochester → Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Noor Alolabi, MD, FRCSCRochester, MN 559051215453097
- Peter Amadio, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051467432997
- Allen Bishop, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051629056924
- Thomas Carroll, MDRochester, MN 559051609403146
- Matthew Fahrenkopf, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051083028161
- Joshua Gillis, MDRochester, MN 559051174049175
- Sanjeev Kakar, MDRochester, MN 559051891960290
- Peter Rhee, DO, MSRochester, MN 559051487854766
Common questions
What is Sami Tuffaha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sami Tuffaha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922398866, issued on Apr 12, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sami Tuffaha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905. Phone: (507) 284-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sami Tuffaha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 64199, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Sami Tuffaha, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 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.