Dr. Samuel Nurko, MD

Dr. Nurko practices at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of The Children's Hospital.

Dr. Nurko's NPI, 1750494365, was assigned on August 16, 2006. Dr. Nurko holds Massachusetts license 50481.

Dr. Nurko's primary practice is Boston Children's Hospital, at 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 735-6000.

Dr. Nurko's primary practice is Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of The Children's Hospital. The medical group on file is Boston Children's Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nurko to 1 more dialysis center, named with a free account.

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

Pediatric gastroenterology is Dr. Nurko's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2080P0206X. Dr. Nurko is licensed in Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 15 Medicare services from Dr. Nurko across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 16 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,367 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 16 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nurko in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 16 patients. Their average risk score is 1.94, 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. Nurko's median patient age at 15, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nurko wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $7,487 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 33 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Nurko accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

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

Dmand AI links 146 papers to Dr. Nurko, published from 2008 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Constipation, Manometry and Gastrointestinal Diseases. Dr. Nurko has published most often in J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. Dr. Nurko's most frequent co-authors are Rachel L. Rosen, MD, Miguel Saps, MD and Leonel A. Rodriguez, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Nurko to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Esophagitis.

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Nurko from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Ardelyx, Inc. paid the most, $5,812. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $3,440 from 2017 to 2019.