Samer Kakish, MS

Samer Kakish practices at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of The University of New Mexico.

Samer Kakish's NPI, 1053796391, was assigned on July 28, 2015. Samer Kakish holds New Mexico license MD2017-0729.

Samer Kakish's primary practice is University of New Mexico Hospital, at 2211 Lomas Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 in Bernalillo County. The practice phone is (505) 272-2111.

Samer Kakish's primary practice is University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of The University of New Mexico. The medical group on file is UNM Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Samer Kakish to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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

Orthopaedic surgery is Samer Kakish's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Samer Kakish is licensed in New Mexico.

CMS data shows 183 Medicare services from Samer Kakish across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 159 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,549 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 159 Medicare patients who saw Samer Kakish in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 64 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 74% have high blood pressure. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.43, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Samer Kakish's median patient age at 70, with 55% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Samer Kakish for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Samer Kakish accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of hip replacement by Samer Kakish, more than 60% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Samer Kakish in 2022. Samer Kakish's most frequent co-authors are Amit Wasudeo Bhandarkar, MD and Akshay Goel, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 175 general payments to Samer Kakish from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $13,583.