Dr. Samaha Syed, MD

  • Plano, TX
  • Nephrologist
NPI1881702587PAC ID9830190552
Medicare services, 2024
1,589
Medicare patients, 2024
411
Part D claims, 2024
726
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
4701 Old Shepard Pl, Plano, TX 75093
Practice phone
Call (214) 358-2300
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Primary practice

Dallas Nephrology Associates

Plano, Texas

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Dr. Samaha Syed is a nephrologist in Plano, Texas

Dr. Syed practices at Dallas Nephrology Associates in Plano, Texas.

Dr. Syed's NPI, 1881702587, was assigned on August 25, 2006. Dr. Syed graduated from Fatima Jinnah Medical College in 1998. Dr. Syed's Texas license number on file is M4573.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9830190552
NPI enumeration date
August 25, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(214) 358-2300
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

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

Dr. Samaha Syed practices at Dallas Nephrology Associates in Plano, Texas

Dr. Syed's primary practice is Dallas Nephrology Associates, at 4701 Old Shepard Pl, Plano, TX 75093 in Collin County. The practice phone is (214) 358-2300.

  • Dallas Nephrology Associates
    4701 Old Shepard Pl, Plano, TX 75093 · Collin CountyPhone(214) 358-2300

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Samaha Syed is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Syed's primary practice is Dallas Nephrology Associates in Plano, Texas. Dr. Syed is also affiliated with Medical City Plano Hospital. The medical group on file is Dallas Nephrology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Syed to 3 more hospitals, 1 dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Samaha Syed's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Syed practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dallas Nephrology AssociatesAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Samaha Syed is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas

Nephrology is Dr. Syed's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Syed is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Syed has a license on file in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, TexasPrimaryLicense M4573 · 2006 to 2025 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic anemia, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, gout, kidney cysts and kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Syed treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Syed

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,045nephrologists in Texas
9nephrologists in Plano

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

Dr. Samaha Syed billed Medicare for 1,589 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,589 Medicare services from Dr. Syed across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 411 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $106,606 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,589
Medicare patients411
Paid by Medicare$106,606
Procedure codes9

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,2092024: 1,2735%
Other services
2023: 02024: 250
Tests and treatments
2023: 472024: 6640%

Where Dr. Syed's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office49031%
  • In a facility1,09969%

Dr. Syed compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Syed
  • Texas median
Medicare services
1,589vs 1,04852% above
Medicare patients
411vs 27748% above
Part D claims
521vs 75831% below

Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Syed'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. Samaha Syed treated 411 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 411 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Syed in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 160 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.22, 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. Syed's median patient age at 71, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024411
Average age74
Average risk score4.22
Also on Medicaid17%

Dr. Syed's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Syed's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women20450%
  • Men20750%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Syed's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes65%
  5. Heart failure58%
  6. Ischemic heart disease58%
  7. Arthritis57%
  8. Atrial fibrillation46%

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

Dr. Syed's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men47%

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

Dr. Samaha Syed wrote 726 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Syed wrote 726 Medicare Part D claims for 126 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 521 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $105,311 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 413 claims across 17 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024726
Drugs named by CMS16
Total drug cost$105,311
Part D patients126

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

  • Generic569 claims78%
  • Brand-name157 claims22%

Dr. Syed'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 4132024: 52126%

Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 17 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

Dr. Samaha Syed offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Syed accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Syed as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Samaha Syed has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Syed in 2009. Dr. Syed's most frequent co-author is Robert Franklin Reilly, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Syed's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Syed

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Samaha Syed received $4,462 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 230 general payments to Dr. Syed from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $540.

General payments to Dr. Syed by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Syed by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,32797%
  • Education$1353%

Companies that paid Dr. Syed the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Samaha Syed graduated from Fatima Jinnah Medical College

Dr. Syed graduated from Fatima Jinnah Medical College in 1998.

  1. Medical schoolFatima Jinnah Medical College
  2. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Samaha Syed accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers

Dr. Syed is in network with 21 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Syed accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO13
  2. HMO12
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS6
  5. EPO5
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Samaha Syed'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Samaha Syed's NPI number?

Dr. Samaha Syed's NPI number is 1881702587. It was assigned on August 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Samaha Syed?

Dr. Samaha Syed is a nephrologist in Plano, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Samaha Syed practice?

Dr. Syed practices at 4701 Old Shepard Pl, Plano, TX 75093. Dr. Syed's primary practice is Dallas Nephrology Associates in Plano, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Syed to 3 hospitals, 1 dialysis center and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Samaha Syed's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Syed is (214) 358-2300.

What is Dr. Samaha Syed's medical license number?

Dr. Syed's Texas license number on file is M4573.

Which hospitals is Dr. Samaha Syed affiliated with?

Dr. Syed is affiliated with Medical City Plano Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Syed to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Samaha Syed part of?

Dr. Syed is linked to Dallas Nephrology Associates.

Does Dr. Samaha Syed accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Syed billed Medicare for 1,589 services in 2024, and Dr. Syed accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Samaha Syed offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Syed as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Samaha Syed see?

CMS counts 411 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Syed in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. Samaha Syed board certified?

Yes. Dr. Syed is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Samaha Syed bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Syed's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Samaha Syed go to medical school?

Dr. Syed graduated from Fatima Jinnah Medical College in 1998.

What drugs does Dr. Samaha Syed prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Syed's most prescribed drugs by claims were Farxiga, Furosemide and Hydralazine HCl.

Has Dr. Samaha Syed received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,462 in general payments to Dr. Syed from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. Samaha Syed been practicing?

Dr. Syed graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

Does Dr. Samaha Syed do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Syed.

Who does Dr. Samaha Syed publish with?

Dr. Syed's most frequent co-authors are Robert Franklin Reilly, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Samaha Syed accept?

Dr. Syed is in network with 21 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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