Dr. Susana B. Samaniego, MD

Dr. Samaniego practices at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colorado, part of Southwest Health System.

Dr. Samaniego's NPI, 1912323239, was assigned on March 11, 2014. Dr. Samaniego holds Hawaii license MD-18366-0.

Dr. Samaniego's primary practice is Southwest Memorial Hospital, at 1311 N Mildred Rd, Cortez, CO 81321 in Montezuma County. The practice phone is (970) 565-6666.

Dr. Samaniego's primary practice is Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colorado, part of Southwest Health System. Dr. Samaniego is also affiliated with Northern Navajo Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southwest Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Samaniego to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Samaniego practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Samaniego's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Samaniego is licensed in Hawaii.

CMS data shows 38 Medicare services from Dr. Samaniego across 2 procedure codes in 2023, for 22 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,141 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 22 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Samaniego in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 0 patients. 55% of them have diabetes. Their average risk score is 0.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Samaniego's median patient age at 58, with 48% women.

In 2018, Dr. Samaniego wrote 17 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $210 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Samaniego for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Samaniego accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 33 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Samaniego, more than 55% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Samaniego in 2014. Dr. Samaniego's most frequent co-authors are Paul Teige Cantey, MD, MPH, Marcelo E. Facciuto, MD and Michele D. Granada, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Samaniego from 1 drug or device company in 2016. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. KCI USA, Inc. paid the most, $125.