NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sammantha Jeane Kouba, DO

Infectious Disease Physician · Fargo, ND

Sammantha Jeane Kouba, DO is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1760877344, issued on Apr 1, 2015. Check the license (North Dakota 16710, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; 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
1760877344
Name
Sammantha Jeane Kouba
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License numbers
16710 ND
DO-05366 IA
PG172349 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
Phone
(701) 417-2575
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2015
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2022
Fax
(701) 417-2535
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201016001962); accepts Medicare assignment
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 5225 23RD Ave S

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

  1. Brooke Abel, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1700392305
  2. Nabil Abouchala, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1265450233
  3. Nicole Abrahamson, APRN, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851319529
  4. Nisha AgarwalPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1174928162
  5. Rita Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376383778
  6. Anusha Akhai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043107055

Verify Sammantha Jeane Kouba in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

226 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Sammantha Kouba226
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy43 claims
  2. Cefadroxil16 claims
  3. Fluconazole14 claims
  4. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 claims
  5. Ceftriaxone12 claims
  6. Penicillin V Potassium12 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score87.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $79.77

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sammantha Kouba$79.77
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

One hospital affiliation

  1. Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Sammantha Jeane Kouba among 17 infectious disease physician records in North Dakota

Sammantha Jeane Kouba, DO is one of 17 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 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 2015, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 12 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in North Dakota

There are 17 infectious disease physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suha Abu Khalaf, MDFargo, ND 581031235623331
  2. Augusto Alonto, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031700833845
  3. Godela Iverson, MDFargo, ND 581031770513970
  4. Timothy Bischof, MDFargo, ND 581021871607945
  5. Paul Carson, MDFargo, ND 581021013935717
  6. Basilides Fermin, MDFargo, ND 581021710470430
  7. Tze Shien Lo, MDFargo, ND 581021285650671
  8. Avish Nagpal, MDFargo, ND 581021922250273

Common questions

What is Sammantha Jeane Kouba, DO's NPI number?

Sammantha Jeane Kouba, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760877344, issued on Apr 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sammantha Jeane Kouba, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (701) 417-2575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sammantha Jeane Kouba, DO's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 16710, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sammantha Jeane Kouba, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sammantha Jeane Kouba, DO had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sammantha Jeane Kouba, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.

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