Physician

Samuel Scott Tapper, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Samuel Tapper, M.D. (NPI: 1255339685) practices vascular surgery in the Port St. Lucie, FL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Martin, FL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SYMMETRY VASCULAR CENTER, INC. (NPI: 1811943863; TIN: 20-1997866) and primary practice location at 34996-3305.

Tapper's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 445 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,562 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $546,212 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93925 (Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts). Part D data shows 744 prescription claims across 216 beneficiaries totaling $291,776 in drug costs, led by Xarelto (Rivaroxaban). Open Payments data shows 15 records totaling $671. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $21,032 to $291,776. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	667	2,978	$457,799
2016	630	2,727	$358,312
2017	691	2,963	$458,843
2018	613	3,055	$792,226
2019	602	2,747	$999,530
2020	468	2,167	$827,425
2021	455	2,284	$819,727
2022	403	1,867	$580,665
2023	387	1,762	$490,214
2024	445	2,562	$546,212

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	205	611	$21,032
2016	172	516	$21,118
2017	215	595	$31,528
2018	257	778	$37,603
2019	267	896	$31,858
2020	249	869	$87,874
2021	256	833	$212,819
2022	221	791	$257,110
2023	197	718	$282,552
2024	216	744	$291,776

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
93925	Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	78	87	$193
93970	Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	110	126	$145
93880	Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	84	85	$132
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	168	168	$128
99212	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	106	143	$44

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	257	14,431	$260,946
Eliquis	Apixaban	40	1,365	$25,809
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	155	11,280	$1,744
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	70	5,250	$765
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	18	1,485	$726

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	15	$671	W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Samuel Scott Tapper, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Samuel Scott Tapper, M.D. (NPI 1255339685), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Samuel Scott Tapper, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Samuel Scott Tapper, M.D.?

Samuel Scott Tapper, M.D. is linked to SYMMETRY VASCULAR CENTER, INC. (billing NPI 1811943863) in the available physician profile data.

Does Samuel Scott Tapper, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Samuel Scott Tapper, M.D. has 15 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.