Dr. Samuel D. Critides Jr., MD

Dr. Critides practices at HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Critides' NPI, 1902856503, was assigned on May 12, 2006. Dr. Critides graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1994. Dr. Critides holds Florida license ME150323.

Dr. Critides' primary practice is HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, at 1000 Mar-Walt Dr, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 in Okaloosa County. The practice phone is (850) 862-1111.

Dr. Critides' primary practice is HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Critides is also affiliated with Baptist Hospital. The medical group on file is Homeport Neurosurgery & Spine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Critides to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Critides practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Critides' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Critides is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Critides' licenses on file in 11 states: Florida, Connecticut, South Dakota, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Mexico.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Critides treats.

CMS data shows 679 Medicare services from Dr. Critides across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 323 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $49,244 for them.

CMS counts 323 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Critides in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 124 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.56, 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. Critides' median patient age at 68, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Critides wrote 196 Medicare Part D claims for 69 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 137 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,528 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 51 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Critides accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 164 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Critides, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 148 general payments to Dr. Critides from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Zimvie Inc. paid the most, $4,800.

Dr. Critides graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1994. Dr. Critides is a member of CNS.

Dr. Critides is in network with 14 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.