Samir Sharma, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Joliet, IL
Samir Sharma, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Joliet, Illinois, and NPI 1043233554, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 042-616760, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samir Sharma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 042-616760 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 744 Essington RD, Joliet, IL 60435
- Phone
- (815) 729-0700
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2025
- Fax
- (815) 729-0707
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051004000669); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 744 Essington RD
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Verify Samir Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 042-616760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
305 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 162 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen96 claims
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl28 claims
- Tramadol Hcl21 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 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: $3,185.42
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Pain And Spine Institute, LLCJoliet, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samir Sharma among 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Illinois
Samir Sharma, MD is one of 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Illinois.
All 203 in Illinois → Every provider in Joliet → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Udit Patel, D.O.Joliet, IL 604351114073095
- Pranusha Baxi, MDBolingbrook, IL 604401487187506
- Bhargav Mudda, M.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604401346501699
- Goran Tubic, M.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604401417159377
- Rabiul Ryan, D.O.Lockport, IL 604411841782844
- Azzam Alkhudari, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531285706754
- Anwuli Okoli, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531225090533
- Rasha Jabri, MDChicago Ridge, IL 604151275569840
Common questions
What is Samir Sharma, MD's NPI number?
Samir Sharma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043233554, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samir Sharma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 744 Essington RD, Joliet, IL, 60435. Phone: (815) 729-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samir Sharma, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 042-616760, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samir Sharma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samir Sharma, MD had 305 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samir Sharma, MD'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.