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Dr. Samantha J. Chai, MD
NPI1518129980
- Medicare services, 2023
- 413
- Part D claims, 2024
- 404
- Publications
- 2
- Industry payments
- $5,892
- Affiliated sites
- 3
- Practice address
- 7901 Metropolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744
- Practice phone
- Call (615) 355-3451
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Austin VA Clinic
VA Clinic / Health Facility · Austin, Texas
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Dr. Samantha J. Chai is an ophthalmologist in Austin, Texas
Dr. Chai practices at Austin VA Clinic in Austin, Texas.
Dr. Chai's NPI, 1518129980, was assigned on June 27, 2008. Dr. Chai graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 2004. Dr. Chai holds California license A118261.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1518129980NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- June 27, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (615) 355-3451
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Samantha J. Chai practices at Austin VA Clinic in Austin, Texas
Dr. Chai's primary practice is Austin VA Clinic, at 7901 Metropolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744. The practice phone is (615) 355-3451.
- Austin VA Clinic7901 Metropolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744Phone(615) 355-3451
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Samantha J. Chai is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Chai's primary practice is Austin VA Clinic in Austin, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chai to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Chai's employer is on file too: a government & correctional health.
Austin VA ClinicPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Samantha J. Chai's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chai practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Austin VA Clinic | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Samantha J. Chai is one of 1,311 ophthalmologists in Texas
Ophthalmology is Dr. Chai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Chai is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Chai's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Texas, Florida and Ohio.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Texas license
- Florida license
- Ohio license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, glaucoma, glaucoma surgery and shingles among the conditions Dr. Chai treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Chai
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Samantha J. Chai billed Medicare for 413 services in 2023
CMS data shows 413 Medicare services from Dr. Chai across 10 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $18,363 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2023413
Paid by Medicare$18,363
Procedure codes10
Dr. Chai's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Tests and treatments
- 2022: 5392023: 34137%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 2762023: 5979%
- Imaging
- 2022: 442023: 1370%
- Surgery
- 2022: 122023: 0100%
Dr. Chai compared with the Texas median for ophthalmologists, 2023
- Dr. Chai
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 413vs 1,35369% below
- Part D claims
- 364vs 61341% below
Medians across 1,290 ophthalmologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Chai's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
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. Samantha J. Chai's patients have a median age of 68
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chai's median patient age at 68, with 46% women.
Dr. Chai's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men51%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Samantha J. Chai wrote 404 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Chai wrote 404 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 58% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 364 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $59,292 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,465 claims across 19 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024404
Drugs named by CMS11
Total drug cost$59,292
Part D patients122
Dr. Chai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic234 claims58%
- Brand-name170 claims42%
Dr. Chai'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: 1,4652024: 36475%
Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 19 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
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Dr. Samantha J. Chai has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Chai, published from 2007 to 2010. Dr. Chai's most frequent co-authors are Murali Chintagumpala, MD, Rod Foroozan, MD and Richard Hurwitz, MD.
Papers2
Years published2007 to 2010
Dr. Chai's most frequent co-authors
- Murali Chintagumpala, MD1 shared paper
- Rod Foroozan, MD1 shared paper
- Richard Hurwitz, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Chai
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Samantha J. Chai received $5,892 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 184 general payments to Dr. Chai from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $1,654.
General payments to Dr. Chai by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Chai by kind, 2016 to 2023
$5.9Kin total
- Food and beverage$5,52794%
- Education$1583%
- Honoraria$1192%
- Travel and lodging$892%
Companies that paid Dr. Chai the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Samantha J. Chai has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Chai, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Chai
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Samantha J. Chai graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Chai graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 2004.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Samantha J. Chai accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Chai is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Aetna
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Chai accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- HMO9
- Medicare7
- POS4
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Samantha J. Chai'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 Data |
| 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Samantha J. Chai's NPI number?
Dr. Samantha J. Chai's NPI number is 1518129980. It was assigned on June 27, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Samantha J. Chai?
Dr. Samantha J. Chai is an ophthalmologist in Austin, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Samantha J. Chai practice?
Dr. Chai practices at 7901 Metropolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744. Dr. Chai's primary practice is Austin VA Clinic in Austin, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chai to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Samantha J. Chai's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Chai is (615) 355-3451.
What is Dr. Samantha J. Chai's medical license number?
Dr. Chai holds California license A118261, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Samantha J. Chai been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chai in California (since 2011), Texas (2009 to 2025), Florida (2010 to 2013) and Ohio (2008 to 2011).
Does Dr. Samantha J. Chai accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chai billed Medicare for 413 services in 2023.
Is Dr. Samantha J. Chai board certified?
Yes. Dr. Chai is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Samantha J. Chai bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Chai's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92012), eye exam or test (92250) and eye exam or test (92133).
Where did Dr. Samantha J. Chai go to medical school?
Dr. Chai graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in 2004.
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What drugs does Dr. Samantha J. Chai prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Brimonidine Tartrate and Dorzolamide-Timolol.
Has Dr. Samantha J. Chai received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,892 in general payments to Dr. Chai from 23 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Samantha J. Chai been practicing?
Dr. Chai graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. Samantha J. Chai do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Chai, published from 2007 to 2010.
Who does Dr. Samantha J. Chai publish with?
Dr. Chai's most frequent co-authors are Murali Chintagumpala, MD (1 shared paper), Rod Foroozan, MD (1 shared paper) and Richard Hurwitz, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Samantha J. Chai accept?
Dr. Chai is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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