Dr. Sam Tonthat, DO

  • Newport Beach, CA
  • Nephrologist
NPI1699139782PAC ID1254664956
Medicare services, 2024
357
Medicare patients, 2024
216
Part D claims, 2021
14
Publications
3
MIPS score, 2024
100
Practice address
One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Practice phone
Call (949) 764-4624
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Primary practice

Hoag Hospital Newport Beach

Hospital · Newport Beach, California

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Dr. Sam Tonthat is a nephrologist in Newport Beach, California

Dr. Tonthat practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.

Dr. Tonthat's NPI, 1699139782, was assigned on April 5, 2016. Dr. Tonthat graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo in 2016. Dr. Tonthat holds California license 20A15865.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1254664956
NPI enumeration date
April 5, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(949) 764-4624
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

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

Dr. Sam Tonthat practices at 2 locations in Newport Beach, California

Dr. Tonthat's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, at One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 764-4624. Dr. Tonthat also practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663.

  • Hoag Hospital Newport BeachPrimary
    One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 · Orange CountyPhone(949) 764-4624
  • Hoag Hospital Newport Beach
    1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663 · Orange CountyPhone(949) 764-4624

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Sam Tonthat is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Tonthat's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Dr. Tonthat is also affiliated with Providence Mission Hospital. The medical group on file is Newport Critical Care Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tonthat to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sam Tonthat's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tonthat practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Hoag Hospital Newport BeachAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Sam Tonthat is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California

Nephrology is Dr. Tonthat's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Tonthat is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Tonthat is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense 20A15865 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, chronic hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart failure and intermittent racing heartbeat (PSVT) among the conditions Dr. Tonthat treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Tonthat

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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

Dr. Sam Tonthat billed Medicare for 357 services in 2024

CMS data shows 357 Medicare services from Dr. Tonthat across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 216 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,219 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024357
Medicare patients216
Paid by Medicare$48,219
Procedure codes7

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5342024: 31641%
Surgery
2023: 112024: 41273%

Dr. Tonthat compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Tonthat
  • California median
Medicare services
357vs 1,08467% below
Medicare patients
216vs 30730% below
Part D claims
14vs 95599% below

Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Tonthat'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. Sam Tonthat treated 216 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 216 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tonthat in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 73 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.55, 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. Tonthat's median patient age at 71, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 2024216
Average age76
Average risk score3.55
Also on Medicaid34%

Dr. Tonthat's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Tonthat's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10448%
  • Men11252%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Chronic kidney disease64%
  4. Diabetes50%
  5. Heart failure50%
  6. Arthritis46%
  7. Ischemic heart disease44%
  8. Atrial fibrillation43%

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

Dr. Tonthat's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men56%

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

Dr. Sam Tonthat wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims in 2021

In 2021, Dr. Tonthat wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $44,429 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202114
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$44,429

Dr. Tonthat's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021

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

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

Dr. Sam Tonthat scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Tonthat's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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. Sam Tonthat has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Tonthat, published from 2021 to 2024. Dr. Tonthat's most frequent co-authors are Antoney Joseph Ferrey, MD, Ramy Magdy Hanna, MD and Joline L. Chen, MD.

Papers3
Years published2021 to 2024

Dr. Tonthat's papers by year, 2021 to 2024

Dr. Tonthat's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Tonthat

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

Dr. Sam Tonthat received $722 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Tonthat from 7 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Abiomed paid the most, $147.

General payments to Dr. Tonthat by program year, 2019 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Tonthat by kind, 2019 to 2025

$722in total
  • Food and beverage$62787%
  • Education$9513%

Companies that paid Dr. Tonthat the most, 2019 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Sam Tonthat graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo

Dr. Tonthat graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo in 2016.

  1. Medical schoolTouro University California - Vallejo
  2. Board certified in critical care medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  4. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  5. Board certified in 2017 - 2027CA State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sam Tonthat accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers

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

  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare
  • Molina

Plan types Dr. Tonthat accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO2
  4. POS2
  5. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Sam Tonthat'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice 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)
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. Sam Tonthat's NPI number?

Dr. Sam Tonthat's NPI number is 1699139782. It was assigned on April 5, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sam Tonthat?

Dr. Sam Tonthat is a nephrologist in Newport Beach, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Sam Tonthat practice?

Dr. Tonthat practices at One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663. Dr. Tonthat also practices at 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663. Dr. Tonthat's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tonthat to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Sam Tonthat's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Tonthat is (949) 764-4624.

What is Dr. Sam Tonthat's medical license number?

Dr. Tonthat holds California license 20A15865.

Which hospitals is Dr. Sam Tonthat affiliated with?

Dr. Tonthat practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Tonthat is also affiliated with Providence Mission Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Tonthat to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Sam Tonthat part of?

Dr. Tonthat is linked to Newport Critical Care Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Tonthat to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Sam Tonthat accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tonthat billed Medicare for 357 services in 2024, and Dr. Tonthat accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Sam Tonthat's MIPS score?

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

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sam Tonthat see?

CMS counts 216 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tonthat in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. Sam Tonthat board certified?

Yes. Dr. Tonthat is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Sam Tonthat bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Tonthat's most billed Medicare services were critical care (99291), hospital inpatient care (99233) and critical care (99292).

Where did Dr. Sam Tonthat go to medical school?

Dr. Tonthat graduated from Touro University California - Vallejo in 2016.

What drugs does Dr. Sam Tonthat prescribe most?

In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tonthat's most prescribed drugs by claims were Velphoro.

Has Dr. Sam Tonthat received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $722 in general payments to Dr. Tonthat from 7 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Abiomed.

How long has Dr. Sam Tonthat been practicing?

Dr. Tonthat graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

Does Dr. Sam Tonthat do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Tonthat, published from 2021 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Sam Tonthat publish with?

Dr. Tonthat's most frequent co-authors are Antoney Joseph Ferrey, MD (2 shared papers), Ramy Magdy Hanna, MD (2 shared papers) and Joline L. Chen, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Sam Tonthat accept?

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

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