Dr. Samuel Joseph Pera, MD

Dr. Pera practices at Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Pera's NPI, 1891173522, was assigned on May 14, 2015. Dr. Pera graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 2015. Dr. Pera holds Kentucky license 53746.

Dr. Pera's primary practice is Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD, at 200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202.

Dr. Pera's primary practice is Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Pera is also affiliated with UofL Health - Jewish Hospital. The medical group on file is UofL Physicians, Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pera to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic 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. Pera practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

CMS data shows 489 Medicare services from Dr. Pera across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 239 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $31,289 for them.

CMS counts 239 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pera in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 97 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.17, 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. Pera's median patient age at 66, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pera wrote 91 Medicare Part D claims for 35 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 53 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $194 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Pera for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pera accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Pera, more than 63% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Pera, published from 2019 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Wounds, Gunshot and Firearms. Dr. Pera has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Pera's most frequent co-authors are Nicholas Allen Nash, MD, George Ryne Marshall, MD and Neal Bhutiani, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 79 general payments to Dr. Pera from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 51% of the total. TELA Bio, Inc. paid the most, $3,883.

Dr. Pera graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 2015.