Thomas August Sames, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Amarillo, TX
Thomas August Sames, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1861423667, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Texas H8372, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas August Sames
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- H8372 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Craig Dr, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 331-7905
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (806) 731-1516
- Medicaid ID
- 133215712 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060809000384); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Craig Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anthony Arvello, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285744029
- Courtney Blackwell, RN, MSN, AGNP AANP-CNurse Practitioner1467839324
- Katherine Henry, FNPNurse Practitioner1134127160
- Harry Henson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1306845854
- Jerri Johnson, APRN-CNurse Practitioner1417956590
- Abigail Pitt, AGNP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1710475090
Verify Thomas August Sames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H8372Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,231 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 172 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide340 claims
- Eliquis327 claims
- Potassium Chloride286 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium283 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium248 claims
- Gabapentin179 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $165.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Cura HealthcareAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas August Sames among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Thomas August Sames, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
119 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Amarillo
They are 119 of the 3,934 NPPES records with a practice address in Amarillo, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Thomas August Sames, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas August Sames, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861423667, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas August Sames, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Craig Dr, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 331-7905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas August Sames, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H8372, 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 Thomas August Sames, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas August Sames, M.D. had 6,231 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.