Samuel John Wakser, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Canton, OH
Samuel John Wakser, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Canton, Ohio, and NPI 1164059820, issued on Mar 24, 2020. Check the license (Ohio 35.155910, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel John Wakser
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 35.155910 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2600 Tuscarawas St W Ste 500, Canton, OH 44708
- Phone
- (330) 452-8858
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230919001922); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 2020
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2600 Tuscarawas St W Ste 500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amanda Millard, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1891099784
Verify Samuel John Wakser in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.155910Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,421 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium98 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Losartan Potassium47 claims
- Gabapentin43 claims
- Omeprazole41 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): 94.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Intermountain Medical Group Denver LLCBroomfield, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel John Wakser among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio
Samuel John Wakser, MD is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
120 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Canton
They are 120 of the 5,763 NPPES records with a practice address in Canton, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Samuel John Wakser, MD's NPI number?
Samuel John Wakser, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164059820, issued on Mar 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel John Wakser, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 Tuscarawas St W Ste 500, Canton, OH, 44708. Phone: (330) 452-8858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel John Wakser, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.155910, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samuel John Wakser, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel John Wakser, MD had 1,421 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel John Wakser, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.5 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.