2026 NPPES data Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician NPI 1740717149 MD
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SAMUEL BURKE, MD

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician in SPOKANE, Washington. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
585
Medicare Part D claims · 238 beneficiaries · Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
60%
generic claims · 40% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
91.6594/100
▲ 9 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]

What the federal data shows

SAMUEL BURKE, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.6594/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 585 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

91.6594/100
MIPS score · +9 vs avg
585
Part D claims, 2023
60%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

SAMUEL BURKE, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

92 Top 37% higher than 63% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Below this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

SAMUEL BURKE, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 3 hospital affiliations — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about SAMUEL BURKE, MD?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/16/2017

NPI 1740717149

Primary specialty

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician

Rare

294 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

585 53% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,232

MIPS final score

91.6594/100 8.55940000000001% pts

Exceptional band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Washington

How Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers

Washington providers

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician share within Washington

1. Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician share within Washington

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

SAMUEL BURKE, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
91.6594/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician) — 91.6594/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%91.7%
MIPS final score (Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician) — 91.6594/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

SAMUEL BURKE, MD is a Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician provider practicing in SPOKANE, Washington, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD. NPI: 1740717149. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

SAMUEL BURKE, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician provider holding MD credentials at 427 S BERNARD ST, SPOKANE, WA, 99204, with a listed phone of (509) 456-0107. NPI 1740717149 was issued on 05/16/2017. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what BURKE most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 585 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 238 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $210K in drug spend, split 40% brand-name and 60% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 91.6594/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 100, Cost 73.8647), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 294 enrolled providers across 43 states and an average of 1,232 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

427 S BERNARD ST
SPOKANE, WA 99204

Provider Details

NPI 1740717149
Specialty Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/16/2017

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

91.6594
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
100
Quality
73.8647
Cost
98
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where SAMUEL BURKE, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

TALLMAN EYE ASSOCIATES PC
LAWRENCE, MA
TALLMAN EYE BIDCO
LAWRENCE, MA
TALLMAN EYE WHITTIER
LAWRENCE, MA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context — Washington WMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to SAMUEL BURKE, MD. To verify SAMUEL BURKE, MD's current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases

WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average

SAMUEL BURKE, MD — brand share 40.0%
Specialty average (est.)

40% brand-name claims vs 60% generic, on 585 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

585
Total Claims
$210K
Total Drug Cost
238
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
765
Total Day Supply
18,347
Brand vs Generic
40% brand / 60% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$201K
Generic Drug Cost
$9K
Antibiotic Claims
44

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.39
Gender Split
70% female / 30% male
Age Distribution
<65: 23, 65-74: 104, 75-84: 81, 85+: 30

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Prednisolone Acetate
178
Erythromycin
Erythromycin Base
113
Ofloxacin
43
Doxycycline Monohydrate
36
Valacyclovir
Valacyclovir Hcl
25
Ketorolac Tromethamine
24
Latanoprost
19
Moxifloxacin
Moxifloxacin Hcl
17
Brimonidine Tartrate
12
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth
Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha
11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician Overview

How SAMUEL BURKE, MD fits within the Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician landscape nationally.

294
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician Providers in US
43
States with Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician
1,232
Avg Claims per Provider

SAMUEL BURKE, MD's 585 claims are below the specialty average of 1,232.

Nearby Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician Providers in Washington

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as BURKE.

Compare Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SAMUEL BURKE, MD's specialty?
SAMUEL BURKE, MD specializes in Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician and practices in SPOKANE, Washington. Credentials: MD.
How much does SAMUEL BURKE, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, SAMUEL BURKE, MD wrote 585 Medicare Part D claims totaling $210K in drug costs for 238 beneficiaries.
What is SAMUEL BURKE, MD's Medicare quality score?
SAMUEL BURKE, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.6594/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 73.8647). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is SAMUEL BURKE, MD located?
SAMUEL BURKE, MD is located at 427 S BERNARD ST, SPOKANE, WA, 99204. Phone: (509) 456-0107.
What is SAMUEL BURKE, MD's NPI number?
SAMUEL BURKE, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740717149, issued on 05/16/2017.
Does SAMUEL BURKE, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
SAMUEL BURKE, MD's prescribing is 40% brand-name and 60% generic drugs by claim count, with $201K in brand drug costs.
How many Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 294 Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers across 43 states in the US. The average Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician provider writes 1,232 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does SAMUEL BURKE, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, SAMUEL BURKE, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisolone Acetate, Erythromycin, Ofloxacin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does SAMUEL BURKE, MD accept Medicare?
SAMUEL BURKE, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 585 Part D claims and 238 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify SAMUEL BURKE, MD's credentials?
SAMUEL BURKE, MD's NPI is 1740717149 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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