NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samy Abdou, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA

Samy Abdou, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1215085006, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (California G70231, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215085006
Name
Samy Abdou
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
G70231 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone
(619) 528-5000
Enumerated
Jan 8, 2007
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4647 Zion Ave

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

  1. Samvel Abelyan, PHARMDPharmacist1306629928
  2. Ali Aboutaleb, MDFamily Medicine Physician1821261405
  3. Patricia Achilly, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1932257847
  4. Linda Adams, PAPhysician Assistant1427174689
  5. Mette-Margrethe Adkisson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1528288081
  6. Francesca Adriano, MDFamily Medicine Physician1013065911

Verify Samy Abdou in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Samy Abdou15
  2. Specialty average172

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $47,765.41

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Highridge Medical LLC. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samy Abdou$47,765
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

Samy Abdou among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Samy Abdou, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Gerras, MDSan Diego, CA 921201508933490
  2. Sanjay Ghosh, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201346285566
  3. Melissa Kagnoff, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201679764179
  4. Scott Leary, MDSan Diego, CA 921201417085978
  5. Jeffrey Lee, MDSan Diego, CA 921201740338722
  6. Jerome Litvinoff, MDSan Diego, CA 921201497717292
  7. Bill Mastrodimos, MDSan Diego, CA 921201376691162
  8. Mario Ammirati, MDSan Diego, CA 921211730137043

Common questions

What is Samy Abdou, MD's NPI number?

Samy Abdou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215085006, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samy Abdou, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 528-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samy Abdou, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G70231, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Samy Abdou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samy Abdou, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.