Dr. Samin Sharma, MD

Dr. Sharma practices at San Antonio Kidney Disease Center Physicians Group in San Antonio, Texas.

Dr. Sharma's NPI, 1700013612, was assigned on June 18, 2009. Dr. Sharma graduated from B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in 2003. Dr. Sharma's Texas license number on file is S7953.

Dr. Sharma's primary practice is San Antonio Kidney Disease Center Physicians Group, at 7142 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216. The practice phone is (210) 661-5622.

Dr. Sharma's primary practice is San Antonio Kidney Disease Center Physicians Group in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Sharma is also affiliated with Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is UT Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sharma to 4 more hospitals, 5 dialysis centers, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sharma practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Sharma's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Sharma is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Sharma's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Michigan.

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease and kidney cysts among the conditions Dr. Sharma treats.

CMS data shows 624 Medicare services from Dr. Sharma across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 199 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,602 for them.

CMS counts 199 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sharma in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.34, 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. Sharma's median patient age at 69, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sharma wrote 1,062 Medicare Part D claims for 240 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 881 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $217,642 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 580 claims across 16 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 559 papers to Dr. Sharma, published from 2008 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 52. The most frequent topics are Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Coronary Artery Disease and Coronary Angiography. Dr. Sharma has published most often in Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. Dr. Sharma's most frequent co-authors are Samin Sharma, MD, Annapoorna S. Kini, MD and George D. Dangas, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Sharma to 9 clinical trials. 7 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Ventricular Outflow Obstruction, Aortic Valve Stenosis and Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease. Medtronic Cardiovascular sponsors the most, 5.

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Sharma from 20 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. paid the most, $195.

Dr. Sharma graduated from B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in 2003.

Dr. Sharma is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.