Dr. Donald P. Samms, MD

Dr. Samms practices at Baptist Health Medical Center Fort Smith in Fort Smith, Arkansas, part of Baptist Health.

Dr. Samms' NPI, 1669494860, was assigned on July 24, 2006. Dr. Samms holds Arkansas license E-2776.

Dr. Samms' primary practice is Baptist Health Medical Center Fort Smith, at 1001 Towson Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901 in Sebastian County. The practice phone is (479) 441-4000.

Dr. Samms' primary practice is Baptist Health Medical Center Fort Smith in Fort Smith, Arkansas, part of Baptist Health. Dr. Samms is also affiliated with Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock. The medical group on file is Arkansas Health Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Samms to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Samms practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Samms' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Samms is licensed in Arkansas.

CMS data shows 2,506 Medicare services from Dr. Samms across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 552 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $72,098 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 552 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Samms in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 264 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Samms' median patient age at 68, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Samms wrote 1,887 Medicare Part D claims for 728 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,648 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $19,195 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,346 claims across 25 drugs.

Dr. Samms accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Samms from 8 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Eli Lilly and Company paid the most, $29.