Dr. Samer Abu Alula, MD

  • Beaufort, SC
  • Internist
NPI1447782578PAC ID5597188292
Medicare services, 2024
1,038
Medicare patients, 2024
395
Part D claims, 2024
516
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$370
Practice address
955 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902
Practice phone
Call (843) 522-5200
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Beaufort Memorial Hospital

Hospital · Beaufort, South Carolina

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Dr. Samer Abu Alula is an internist in Beaufort, South Carolina

Dr. Abu Alula practices at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina, part of Beaufort County's.

Dr. Abu Alula's NPI, 1447782578, was assigned on March 29, 2017. Dr. Abu Alula holds Iowa license MD-47208.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5597188292
NPI enumeration date
March 29, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(843) 522-5200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Samer Abu Alula practices at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina

Dr. Abu Alula's primary practice is Beaufort Memorial Hospital, at 955 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902 in Beaufort County. The practice phone is (843) 522-5200.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Samer Abu Alula is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Abu Alula's primary practice is Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina, part of Beaufort County's. Dr. Abu Alula is also affiliated with University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center. The medical group on file is Beaufort Memorial Lowcountry Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abu Alula to 3 more hospitals and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Samer Abu Alula's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Abu Alula practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Beaufort Memorial HospitalAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Samer Abu Alula is one of 1,707 internists in South Carolina

Internal medicine is Dr. Abu Alula's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Abu Alula is licensed in Iowa.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, IowaPrimaryLicense MD-47208 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Abu Alula

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Samer Abu Alula billed Medicare for 1,038 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,038 Medicare services from Dr. Abu Alula across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 395 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $81,932 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 20241,038
Medicare patients395
Paid by Medicare$81,932
Procedure codes6

Dr. Abu Alula's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6982024: 1,03849%

Dr. Abu Alula compared with the South Carolina median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Abu Alula
  • South Carolina median
Medicare services
1,038vs 74040% above
Medicare patients
395vs 25853% above
Part D claims
279vs 33116% below

Medians across 1,708 internists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Abu Alula's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Samer Abu Alula treated 395 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 395 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abu Alula in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 146 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.09, 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. Abu Alula's median patient age at 69, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024395
Average age78
Average risk score2.09
Also on Medicaid16%

Dr. Abu Alula's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Abu Alula's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women22657%
  • Men16943%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Abu Alula's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis55%
  4. Chronic kidney disease55%
  5. Diabetes48%
  6. Ischemic heart disease48%
  7. Heart failure45%
  8. Anxiety43%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Abu Alula's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Samer Abu Alula wrote 516 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Abu Alula wrote 516 Medicare Part D claims for 168 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 279 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,971 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 173 claims across 9 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024516
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$13,971
Part D patients168

Dr. Abu Alula's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic447 claims87%
  • Brand-name69 claims13%

Dr. Abu Alula'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. Abu Alula's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%12 of 516 claims
  • Antibiotics11%57 of 516 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: 1732024: 27961%

Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 9 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Samer Abu Alula takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Samer Abu Alula received $370 in industry payments from 2020 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Abu Alula from 7 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $98.

General payments to Dr. Abu Alula by program year, 2020 to 2022

Companies that paid Dr. Abu Alula the most, 2020 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Samer Abu Alula's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Samer Abu Alula's NPI number?

Dr. Samer Abu Alula's NPI number is 1447782578. It was assigned on March 29, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Samer Abu Alula?

Dr. Samer Abu Alula is an internist in Beaufort, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Samer Abu Alula practice?

Dr. Abu Alula practices at 955 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902. Dr. Abu Alula's primary practice is Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina, part of Beaufort County's. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abu Alula to 3 hospitals and 4 medical groups.

What is Dr. Samer Abu Alula's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Abu Alula is (843) 522-5200.

What is Dr. Samer Abu Alula's medical license number?

Dr. Abu Alula holds Iowa license MD-47208.

Which hospitals is Dr. Samer Abu Alula affiliated with?

Dr. Abu Alula practices at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina. Dr. Abu Alula is also affiliated with University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Abu Alula to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Samer Abu Alula part of?

Dr. Abu Alula is linked to Beaufort Memorial Lowcountry Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Abu Alula to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Samer Abu Alula accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Abu Alula billed Medicare for 1,038 services in 2024, and Dr. Abu Alula accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Samer Abu Alula see?

CMS counts 395 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abu Alula in 2024, with an average age of 78.

What services does Dr. Samer Abu Alula bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Abu Alula's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99223) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

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What drugs does Dr. Samer Abu Alula prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Abu Alula's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Bumetanide and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Samer Abu Alula received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $370 in general payments to Dr. Abu Alula from 7 companies from 2020 to 2022. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.

How long has Dr. Samer Abu Alula been practicing?

Dr. Abu Alula graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

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