NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Hall Sams, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Columbus, OH

Stephen Hall Sams, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1972864502, issued on May 30, 2012. Check the license (Ohio 128257, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972864502
Name
Stephen Hall Sams
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License numbers
128257 OH
4301100669 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
410 W 10TH Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone
(614) 366-7093
Enumerated
May 30, 2012
Record last updated
Nov 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170703001580); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2012
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 410 W 10TH Ave

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

  1. Saaid Abdel-Ghani, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1598926529
  2. Mahmoud Abdelwahab, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1932550175
  3. Erik Abel, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1972943884
  4. Nour Abou Assalie, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1316371891
  5. Chathur Acharya, MDGastroenterology Physician1962630731
  6. Cara Ackerman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134463003

Verify Stephen Hall Sams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.8 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 score89.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. University OF Utah Acuity Care ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
  2. University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Stephen Hall Sams among 2,068 anesthesiology physician records in Ohio

Stephen Hall Sams, M.D. is one of 2,068 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 1,382 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

411 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Columbus

They are 411 of the 36,491 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 2,068 anesthesiology physician records in Ohio.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Antenucci, D.O.Columbus, OH 432101619956372
  2. Ashraf Banoub, MDColumbus, OH 432101477551786
  3. Michael Blake, MDColumbus, OH 432101265411896
  4. George Connell, MDColumbus, OH 432101669461661
  5. Thomas Englehart, MDColumbus, OH 432101568442119
  6. Ronald Harter, MDColumbus, OH 432101598745093
  7. Alan Marco, MDColumbus, OH 432101437143542
  8. Jyoti Pandya, MDColumbus, OH 432101700885993

Common questions

What is Stephen Hall Sams, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen Hall Sams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972864502, issued on May 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Hall Sams, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 410 W 10TH Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210. Phone: (614) 366-7093. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Hall Sams, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 128257, 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.

What is Stephen Hall Sams, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.8 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.

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.