Samir Issa Cook, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Somerset, KY
Samir Issa Cook, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Somerset, Kentucky, and NPI 1629075296, issued on Jun 28, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky KY34871, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samir Issa Cook
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- KY34871 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 56 Tower Circle, Somerset, KY 42503
- Phone
- (606) 677-2913
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 677-6983
- Medicaid IDs
- 64384712 KY
65933517 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040624000189); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 226 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 56 Tower Circle
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Angela Stinson, APRNNurse Practitioner1528050853
Verify Samir Issa Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license KY34871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
368 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine82 claims
- Omeprazole70 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium43 claims
- Promethazine Hcl26 claims
- Enulose14 claims
- Linzess13 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: $1,008.52
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Lake Cumberland Physician Practices LLCSomerset, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samir Issa Cook among 226 gastroenterology physician records in Kentucky
Samir Issa Cook, M.D. is one of 226 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2000 among the 181 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 226 gastroenterology physician records in Kentucky.
All 226 in Kentucky → Every provider in Somerset → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Bryson, M.D.Somerset, KY 425031184887432
- Khalid Iqbal, MDSomerset, KY 425031447349329
- John Dacosta, MDMadisonville, KY 424311932133642
- Michael Fisher, DOMadisonville, KY 424311255329090
- Hasan Shoaib, M.D.Madisonville, KY 424311841813268
- Karen Canlas, MDHenderson, KY 424201518185487
- Noel Canlas, MDHenderson, KY 424201548300056
- Eula Geralyn Tetangco, M.D.Henderson, KY 424201639584014
Common questions
What is Samir Issa Cook, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samir Issa Cook, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629075296, issued on Jun 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samir Issa Cook, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 56 Tower Circle, Somerset, KY, 42503. Phone: (606) 677-2913. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samir Issa Cook, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number KY34871, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samir Issa Cook, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samir Issa Cook, M.D. had 368 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samir Issa Cook, 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.