Dr. Sam J. Biafora, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 686
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 158
- Part D claims, 2024
- 61
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $3,453
- Practice address
- 800 W Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
- Practice phone
- Call (847) 618-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Sam J. Biafora is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Dr. Biafora practices at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois, part of Endeavor Health.
Dr. Biafora's NPI, 1205037991, was assigned on May 30, 2007. Dr. Biafora graduated from Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery in 2002. Dr. Biafora holds Illinois license 036-115378.
- NPI
- 1205037991NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2264506203
- NPI enumeration date
- May 30, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (847) 618-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Sam J. Biafora practices at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Dr. Biafora's primary practice is Northwest Community Hospital, at 800 W Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 in Cook County. The practice phone is (847) 618-1000.
- Northwest Community Hospital800 W Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 · Cook CountyPhone(847) 618-1000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Sam J. Biafora is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Biafora's primary practice is Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois, part of Endeavor Health. Dr. Biafora is also affiliated with Ascension Alexian Brothers. The medical group on file is Hand to Shoulder Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Biafora to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sam J. Biafora's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Biafora practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northwest Community Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Sam J. Biafora is one of 111 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Illinois
Hand surgery is Dr. Biafora's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Biafora is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic hand surgery, IllinoisPrimary
Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Biafora
Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians 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 J. Biafora billed Medicare for 686 services in 2024
CMS data shows 686 Medicare services from Dr. Biafora across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 158 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,011 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Biafora's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3352024: 23330%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2722024: 23115%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2872024: 19333%
- Surgery
- 2023: 532024: 2945%
Dr. Biafora compared with the Illinois median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Biafora
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 686vs 1,75661% below
- Medicare patients
- 158vs 34955% below
- Part D claims
- 44vs 7138% below
Medians across 108 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Biafora'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 J. Biafora treated 158 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 158 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Biafora in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 80 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Biafora's median patient age at 65, with 51% women.
Dr. Biafora's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Biafora's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10265%
- Men5635%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Biafora's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure68%
- Arthritis67%
- Ischemic heart disease30%
- Diabetes29%
- Anxiety25%
- Atrial fibrillation22%
- Osteoporosis20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Biafora's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Sam J. Biafora wrote 61 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Biafora wrote 61 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 44 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $113 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 59 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Biafora'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. Biafora's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids72%44 of 61 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: 592024: 4425%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
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. Sam J. Biafora ranks in the 53rd percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare
Dr. Biafora accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 14 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Biafora, more than 53% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Biafora ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 53rd percentile14 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Sam J. Biafora received $3,453 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Biafora from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Medwest Associates paid the most, $1,868.
General payments to Dr. Biafora by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Biafora by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$3,06889%
- Food and beverage$2387%
- Travel and lodging$1484%
Companies that paid Dr. Biafora the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Sam J. Biafora graduated from Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery
Dr. Biafora graduated from Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery in 2002.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Sam J. Biafora's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Sam J. Biafora's NPI number?
Dr. Sam J. Biafora's NPI number is 1205037991. It was assigned on May 30, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Sam J. Biafora?
Dr. Sam J. Biafora is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).
Where does Dr. Sam J. Biafora practice?
Dr. Biafora practices at 800 W Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005. Dr. Biafora's primary practice is Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois, part of Endeavor Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Biafora to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 hospital outpatient department and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Sam J. Biafora's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Biafora is (847) 618-1000.
What is Dr. Sam J. Biafora's medical license number?
Dr. Biafora holds Illinois license 036-115378.
Which hospitals is Dr. Sam J. Biafora affiliated with?
Dr. Biafora practices at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Dr. Biafora is also affiliated with Ascension Alexian Brothers.
What medical group is Dr. Sam J. Biafora part of?
Dr. Biafora is linked to Hand to Shoulder Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Biafora to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Sam J. Biafora accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Biafora billed Medicare for 686 services in 2024, and Dr. Biafora accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sam J. Biafora see?
CMS counts 158 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Biafora in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Sam J. Biafora bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Biafora's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1100), office visit, established patient (99213) and diagnostic imaging (73110).
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Where did Dr. Sam J. Biafora go to medical school?
Dr. Biafora graduated from Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Sam J. Biafora prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Biafora's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Sam J. Biafora received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,453 in general payments to Dr. Biafora from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medwest Associates.
How long has Dr. Sam J. Biafora been practicing?
Dr. Biafora graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
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