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Dr. Scott A. Sample, DO
NPI1558444216PAC ID8022005149
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,515
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 942
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,648
- Clinical trials
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 73
- Practice address
- 3500 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557
- Practice phone
- Call (252) 808-6000
- 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. Scott A. Sample is an interventional cardiologist in Morehead City, North Carolina
Dr. Sample practices at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City, North Carolina, part of Carteret County North Carolina.
Dr. Sample's NPI, 1558444216, was assigned on October 23, 2006. Dr. Sample holds North Carolina license 2020-00954.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1558444216NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8022005149
- NPI enumeration date
- October 23, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (252) 808-6000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Scott A. Sample practices at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City, North Carolina
Dr. Sample's primary practice is Carteret Health Care, at 3500 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557 in Carteret County. The practice phone is (252) 808-6000.
- Carteret Health Care3500 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557 · Carteret CountyPhone(252) 808-6000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Scott A. Sample is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Sample's primary practice is Carteret Health Care in Morehead City, North Carolina, part of Carteret County North Carolina. Dr. Sample is also affiliated with ECU Health Medical Center. The medical group on file is CarolinaEast Heart Center, New Bern. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sample to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
ECU Health Medical CenterCarolinaEast Heart Center, New Bern2 hospitalsNames with a free account2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 8 affiliations for Dr. SampleSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Scott A. Sample's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sample practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Carteret Health Care | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Scott A. Sample is one of 178 interventional cardiologists in North Carolina
Interventional cardiology is Dr. Sample's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sample's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Montana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional cardiology, North CarolinaPrimary
- Montana license
Interventional cardiologists near Dr. Sample
Counts of interventional cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
178interventional cardiologists in North Carolina
5interventional cardiologists in Morehead City
5interventional cardiologists at Carteret Health CareSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Scott A. Sample billed Medicare for 2,515 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,515 Medicare services from Dr. Sample across 41 procedure codes in 2024, for 942 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $224,952 for them.
Medicare services, 20242,515
Medicare patients942
Paid by Medicare$224,952
Procedure codes41
Dr. Sample's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,4992024: 1,505No change
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7702024: 67712%
- Imaging
- 2023: 462024: 111141%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 922024: 884%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1132024: 8128%
- Other services
- 2023: 992024: 5346%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 512024: 0100%
Where Dr. Sample's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,42457%
- In a facility1,09143%
Dr. Sample compared with the North Carolina median for interventional cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Sample
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 2,515vs 1,30792% above
- Medicare patients
- 942vs 57863% above
- Part D claims
- 1,464vs 1,75817% below
Medians across 175 interventional cardiologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sample'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. Scott A. Sample treated 942 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 942 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sample in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 417 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% 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. Sample's median patient age at 75, with 45% women.
Medicare patients, 2024942
Average age77
Average risk score1.56
Also on Medicaid6%
Dr. Sample's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Sample's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women38941%
- Men55359%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sample's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease63%
- Arthritis51%
- Diabetes45%
- Atrial fibrillation44%
- Heart failure41%
- Chronic kidney disease34%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sample's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women45%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Scott A. Sample wrote 1,648 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sample wrote 1,648 Medicare Part D claims for 309 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,464 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $214,810 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 940 claims across 26 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,648
Drugs named by CMS38
Total drug cost$214,810
Part D patients309
Dr. Sample's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,393 claims85%
- Brand-name255 claims15%
Dr. Sample'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. Sample's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%37 of 1,648 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: 9402024: 1,46456%
Drugs named by CMS: 38 in 2024, 26 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. Scott A. Sample scored 73 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 73 out of 100 for Dr. Sample for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sample accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 126 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Sample, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Sample's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 73of 100Final score
- 57.4of 100Quality
- 68of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 78of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Sample ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Coronary angioplasty and stenting
- 98th percentile126 procedures
- Pacemaker insertion or repair
- 62nd percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Scott A. Sample has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Sample to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disorders.
Conditions in Dr. Sample's trials
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Sample
- Jeffery Scott Allison, MD1 shared trial
- Moustapha Atoui, MD1 shared trial
- Babak Bozorgnia, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Sample
Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Scott A. Sample received $9,222 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 214 general payments to Dr. Sample from 29 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $3,550.
General payments to Dr. Sample by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Sample by kind, 2017 to 2025
$9.2Kin total
- Food and beverage$4,48149%
- Travel and lodging$3,74841%
- Consulting fees$5306%
- Education$4635%
Companies that paid Dr. Sample the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Scott A. Sample'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Scott A. Sample's NPI number?
Dr. Scott A. Sample's NPI number is 1558444216. It was assigned on October 23, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Scott A. Sample?
Dr. Scott A. Sample is an interventional cardiologist in Morehead City, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).
Where does Dr. Scott A. Sample practice?
Dr. Sample practices at 3500 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557. Dr. Sample's primary practice is Carteret Health Care in Morehead City, North Carolina, part of Carteret County North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sample to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Scott A. Sample's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sample is (252) 808-6000.
What is Dr. Scott A. Sample's medical license number?
Dr. Sample holds North Carolina license 2020-00954, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Scott A. Sample been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sample in North Carolina and Montana.
Which hospitals is Dr. Scott A. Sample affiliated with?
Dr. Sample practices at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City, North Carolina. Dr. Sample is also affiliated with ECU Health Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Sample to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Scott A. Sample part of?
Dr. Sample is linked to CarolinaEast Heart Center, New Bern. Dmand AI links Dr. Sample to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Scott A. Sample accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sample billed Medicare for 2,515 services in 2024, and Dr. Sample accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Scott A. Sample's MIPS score?
Dr. Sample's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 73 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Scott A. Sample see?
CMS counts 942 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sample in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Scott A. Sample bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sample's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93000), heart test or procedure (93306) and special service (99152).
What drugs does Dr. Scott A. Sample prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sample's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel, Metoprolol Succinate and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Scott A. Sample received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,222 in general payments to Dr. Sample from 29 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.
How long has Dr. Scott A. Sample been practicing?
Dr. Sample graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
Does Dr. Scott A. Sample do research?
Dr. Sample has worked on 1 clinical trial.
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