Dr. Sami Alasfar, MD

  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Nephrologist
NPI1447489000PAC ID1951547496
Medicare services, 2024
547
Medicare patients, 2024
266
Part D claims, 2024
658
Publications
34
MIPS score, 2024
86
Practice address
5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054
Practice phone
Call (480) 342-4201
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Primary practice

Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix

Hospital · Phoenix, Arizona

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Dr. Sami Alasfar is a nephrologist in Phoenix, Arizona

Dr. Alasfar practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, part of Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Alasfar's NPI, 1447489000, was assigned on July 4, 2009. Dr. Alasfar graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Alasfar holds Arizona license 65819.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1951547496
NPI enumeration date
July 4, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(480) 342-4201
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sami Alasfar practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona

Dr. Alasfar's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix, at 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (480) 342-4201.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Sami Alasfar is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Alasfar's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, part of Mayo Clinic. Dr. Alasfar is also affiliated with St. Luke's Boise Medical Center. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alasfar to 3 more hospitals, 1 home health agency and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sami Alasfar's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alasfar practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mayo Clinic Hospital - PhoenixAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Sami Alasfar is one of 268 nephrologists in Arizona

Nephrology is Dr. Alasfar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Alasfar is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Alasfar's licenses on file in 7 states: Arizona, Florida, California, Hawaii, Maryland, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, ArizonaPrimaryLicense 65819 · 2022 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Florida licenseSince 2020
  • California license2024 to 2026
  • Hawaii license2024 to 2026
  • Maryland license2014 to 2022
  • North Carolina license2020 to 2022
  • Internal medicine, PennsylvaniaLicense MD446127 · 2009 to 2022 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Nephrologists near Dr. Alasfar

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sami Alasfar billed Medicare for 547 services in 2024

CMS data shows 547 Medicare services from Dr. Alasfar across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 266 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $55,121 for them.

Medicare services, 2024547
Medicare patients266
Paid by Medicare$55,121
Procedure codes6

Dr. Alasfar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6562024: 52720%
Other services
2023: 02024: 20
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,1802024: 0100%
Tests and treatments
2023: 122024: 0100%

Where Dr. Alasfar's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office18033%
  • In a facility36767%

Dr. Alasfar compared with the Arizona median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Alasfar
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
547vs 1,45963% below
Medicare patients
266vs 40134% below
Part D claims
494vs 84041% below

Medians across 272 nephrologists in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Alasfar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sami Alasfar treated 266 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 61

CMS counts 266 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alasfar in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 139 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 6.71, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Alasfar's median patient age at 56, with 42% women.

Medicare patients, 2024266
Average age61
Average risk score6.71
Also on Medicaid29%

Dr. Alasfar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Alasfar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10138%
  • Men16562%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Alasfar's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes66%
  5. Ischemic heart disease41%
  6. Heart failure36%
  7. Arthritis31%
  8. Anxiety30%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Alasfar's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 56

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women42%
  • Men57%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sami Alasfar wrote 658 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Alasfar wrote 658 Medicare Part D claims for 203 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 494 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $30,980 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 774 claims across 20 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024658
Drugs named by CMS13
Total drug cost$30,980
Part D patients203

Dr. Alasfar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic618 claims94%
  • Brand-name and other40 claims6%

Dr. Alasfar's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Alasfar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics15%101 of 658 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7742024: 49436%

Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 20 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sami Alasfar scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Alasfar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Alasfar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Alasfar as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Alasfar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 86of 100Final score
  • 78.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Sami Alasfar has 34 publications on record

Dmand AI links 34 papers to Dr. Alasfar, published from 2016 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation, Kidney Failure, Chronic and Tissue Donors. Dr. Alasfar has published most often in Transplant Direct. Dr. Alasfar's most frequent co-authors are Bonnie Elizabeth Lonze, MD, PhD, Sumit Mohan, MD and Lina Murad, MD.

Papers34
Years published2016 to 2025

Dr. Alasfar's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Alasfar writes about most

  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic
  • Tissue Donors
  • Transplant Recipients
  • Armed Conflicts
  • COVID-19
  • Disasters
  • Graft Rejection

Dr. Alasfar's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Alasfar

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Sami Alasfar received $6,606 in industry payments from 2018 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Alasfar from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2024. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Roche Diagnostics Corporation paid the most, $6,168.

General payments to Dr. Alasfar by program year, 2018 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Alasfar by kind, 2018 to 2024

$6.6Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$2,92544%
  • Consulting fees$1,50023%
  • Travel and lodging$1,39621%
  • Food and beverage$6229%
  • Entertainment$1632%

Companies that paid Dr. Alasfar the most, 2018 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Sami Alasfar graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Alasfar graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Alasfar is a member of ASN.

  1. Medical schoolDamascus University Faculty of Medicine
  2. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sami Alasfar accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers

Dr. Alasfar is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. POS plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • DE State Medicaid

Plan types Dr. Alasfar accepts, by number of carriers

  1. POS4
  2. EPO3
  3. HMO3
  4. PPO3
  5. Medicare2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Sami Alasfar's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sami Alasfar's NPI number?

Dr. Sami Alasfar's NPI number is 1447489000. It was assigned on July 4, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sami Alasfar?

Dr. Sami Alasfar is a nephrologist in Phoenix, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Sami Alasfar practice?

Dr. Alasfar practices at 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054. Dr. Alasfar's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, part of Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alasfar to 3 hospitals, 1 home health agency and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Sami Alasfar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Alasfar is (480) 342-4201.

What is Dr. Sami Alasfar's medical license number?

Dr. Alasfar holds Arizona license 65819, one of the licenses on file in 7 states.

Which states has Dr. Sami Alasfar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Alasfar in Arizona (2022 to 2026), Florida (since 2020), California (2024 to 2026), Hawaii (2024 to 2026), Maryland (2014 to 2022), North Carolina (2020 to 2022) and Pennsylvania (2009 to 2022).

Which hospitals is Dr. Sami Alasfar affiliated with?

Dr. Alasfar practices at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Alasfar is also affiliated with St. Luke's Boise Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Alasfar to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Sami Alasfar part of?

Dr. Alasfar is linked to Mayo Clinic Arizona.

Does Dr. Sami Alasfar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Alasfar billed Medicare for 547 services in 2024, and Dr. Alasfar accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Sami Alasfar offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Alasfar as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Sami Alasfar's MIPS score?

Dr. Alasfar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sami Alasfar see?

CMS counts 266 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alasfar in 2024, with an average age of 61.

Is Dr. Sami Alasfar board certified?

Yes. Dr. Alasfar is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Sami Alasfar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Alasfar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), office visit, established patient (99215) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

Where did Dr. Sami Alasfar go to medical school?

Dr. Alasfar graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Sami Alasfar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Alasfar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Fluconazole, Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim and Valganciclovir HCl.

Has Dr. Sami Alasfar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,606 in general payments to Dr. Alasfar from 4 companies from 2018 to 2024. The largest total came from Roche Diagnostics Corporation.

How long has Dr. Sami Alasfar been practicing?

Dr. Alasfar graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Sami Alasfar do research?

Dmand AI links 34 publications to Dr. Alasfar, published from 2016 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Sami Alasfar publish with?

Dr. Alasfar's most frequent co-authors are Bonnie Elizabeth Lonze, MD, PhD (4 shared papers), Sumit Mohan, MD (4 shared papers) and Lina Murad, MD (4 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Sami Alasfar accept?

Dr. Alasfar is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. POS plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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