Samir K. Yassa, MD
Nephrology Physician · Merritt Island, FL
Samir K. Yassa, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Merritt Island, Florida, and NPI 1427157494, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME90329, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samir K. Yassa
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- ME90329 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 245 S Curtenay Parkway, Merritt Island, FL 32952
- Phone
- (321) 453-5326
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (321) 452-8507
- Medicaid ID
- 270784500 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041011000190); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 840 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Verify Samir K. Yassa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME90329Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,982 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol204 claims
- Lisinopril200 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate177 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate171 claims
- Losartan Potassium150 claims
- Furosemide119 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $390.15
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Brevard Nephrology Group PAMerritt Island, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samir K. Yassa among 840 nephrology physician records in Florida
Samir K. Yassa, MD is one of 840 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 88% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 664 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Florida
There are 840 nephrology physician records in Florida.
All 840 in Florida → Every provider in Merritt Island → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ellery Canlas, M.D.Merritt Island, FL 329521811085749
- Hany Girgis, M.D.Merritt Island, FL 329521306945993
- Christopher GirgisMerritt Island, FL 329521629497029
- Charles Wanich, MDMerritt Island, FL 329521376642355
- German Vergara, MDRockledge, FL 329551134104078
- Saatiah Jaffry, M.D.Sebastian, FL 329581740290147
- Muhammad Farooq, M.D.Vero Beach, FL 329601467432120
- Jean Luc Franck, MDVero Beach, FL 329601992128482
Common questions
What is Samir K. Yassa, MD's NPI number?
Samir K. Yassa, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427157494, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samir K. Yassa, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 245 S Curtenay Parkway, Merritt Island, FL, 32952. Phone: (321) 453-5326. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samir K. Yassa, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME90329, 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 Samir K. Yassa, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samir K. Yassa, MD had 1,982 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samir K. Yassa, 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.