Samuel E. Kirkendall, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Amarillo, TX
Samuel E. Kirkendall, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1124317219, issued on Mar 30, 2011. Check the license (Texas Q8533, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel E. Kirkendall
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- Q8533 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 S Coulter St Ste 200, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 212-6604
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2024
- Fax
- (806) 212-0355
- Medicaid ID
- 358897201 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160614001818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1000 S Coulter St Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Samuel E. Kirkendall in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q8533Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
281 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl131 claims
- Methocarbamol31 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate21 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 claims
- Mupirocin16 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $130.61
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Bsa Physicians Group IncAmarillo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Samuel E. Kirkendall, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samuel E. Kirkendall, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124317219, issued on Mar 30, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel E. Kirkendall, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 S Coulter St Ste 200, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 212-6604. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel E. Kirkendall, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q8533, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samuel E. Kirkendall, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel E. Kirkendall, M.D. had 281 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel E. Kirkendall, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.
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.