Dr. Karim Jacob Samara, MD

Dr. Samara practices at Jacksonville Beach Surgery Center in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

Dr. Samara's NPI, 1700844420, was assigned on May 2, 2006. Dr. Samara graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Samara holds Florida license ME91598.

Dr. Samara's primary practice is Jacksonville Beach Surgery Center, at 3316 S Third St Suite 200, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250. The practice phone is (904) 247-8181.

Dr. Samara's primary practice is Jacksonville Beach Surgery Center in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Samara to 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Ophthalmology is Dr. Samara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Samara is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Samara is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation and eyelid inflammation among the conditions Dr. Samara treats.

CMS data shows 3,945 Medicare services from Dr. Samara across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,536 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $345,386 for them.

CMS counts 1,536 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Samara in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 683 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Samara's median patient age at 73, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Samara wrote 2,415 Medicare Part D claims for 518 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,320 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $181,024 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,116 claims across 16 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Samara for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Samara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 322 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Samara, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Samara. Dr. Samara's most frequent co-authors are Manal F. Abdelmalek, MD and Consuelo C. Soldevila-Pico, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 186 general payments to Dr. Samara from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,102.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Samara, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Samara graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Samara is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.