What is Kathy Sam's specialty?

Kathy Sam (NPI 1427203819) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hematology-Oncology in Houston, TX.

Where does Kathy Sam practice?

Kathy Sam practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1427203819.

How much does Medicare pay Kathy Sam?

Kathy Sam (NPI 1427203819) received approximately $1.6M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 252 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1427203819

Kathy SamM.D.

Hematology-OncologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,009

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

42,194

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$158K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 613 Hematology-Oncology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 2,625).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,450

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

45.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Letrozole213 claims

Apixaban105 claims

Anastrozole98 claims

Dexamethasone92 claims

Ondansetron90 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.3

Quality

71.8

Cost

66.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

97.0

Payment adjustment

0.35%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

167

By payment type

Food and Beverage$4K

Education$26

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$4K

Education$26

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kathy Sam's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 1 inbound referrers · 1 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	11	34

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	15	44

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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