What is Sam Rougas's specialty?

Sam Rougas (NPI 1649416843) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Denver, CO.

Where does Sam Rougas practice?

Sam Rougas practices in Denver, CO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649416843.

How much does Medicare pay Sam Rougas?

Sam Rougas (NPI 1649416843) received approximately $120K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,121 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649416843

Sam RougasMD

Internal MedicineDenver, COI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,021

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,521

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$112K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,144 Internal Medicine providers in CO — top quintile (cohort median 528).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,953

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$750K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban211 claims

Carvedilol165 claims

Metoprolol Succinate158 claims

Losartan Potassium148 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium121 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.7

Quality

84.7

Cost

56.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

98.0

Payment adjustment

0.58%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$503

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$503

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$503

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sam Rougas'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). 66 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1396781134	142	429
Dilsher Nawaz Cardiology · Aurora, CO	76	332
KIT CARSON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT	71	507
SHERMAN, MORTON	61	153
Marc Sarti Diagnostic Radiology · Lakewood, CO	61	157
GANNUCH, GARRET	57	155
Craig Kornbluth Diagnostic Radiology · Lakewood, CO	51	156
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	44	145
Stephen Crowley Cardiology · Aurora, CO	43	147
Michael Kenner Cardiology · Aurora, CO	35	81
NPI 1205808110	27	298
Alan Aboaf Internal Medicine · Centennial, CO	27	61

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

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