Valerie Gay Sams, MD
Trauma Surgery Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Valerie Gay Sams, MD is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1861657223, issued on Jul 25, 2008. Check the license (Ohio 35PENDING, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Gay Sams
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
- License numbers
- 35PENDING OH
44883 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 234 Goodman St, Cincinnati, OH 45219
- Phone
- (513) 558-5661
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2022
- Fax
- (513) 475-7348
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220621002281); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Gay Sams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35PENDINGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $334.36
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 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
- University OF Cincinnati Physicians Company LLCCincinnati, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Gay Sams among 65 trauma surgery physician records in Ohio
Valerie Gay Sams, MD is one of 65 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 26% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 55 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0127X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 65 trauma surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 65 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Trauma Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Baker, MDCincinnati, OH 452191265826101
- Gina Dorlac, MDCincinnati, OH 452191316905300
- Joel Elterman, MDCincinnati, OH 452191790755700
- Lane Frasier, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191346538568
- Michael Goodman, MDCincinnati, OH 452191265648794
- Jana Hambley, MDCincinnati, OH 452191760748271
- Christopher Horn, MDCincinnati, OH 452191134531437
- Amy Makley, MDCincinnati, OH 452191417176736
Common questions
What is Valerie Gay Sams, MD's NPI number?
Valerie Gay Sams, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861657223, issued on Jul 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Gay Sams, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 234 Goodman St, Cincinnati, OH, 45219. Phone: (513) 558-5661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Gay Sams, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35PENDING, 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 Valerie Gay Sams, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.