Physician

Joseph William Sam, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Joseph Sam, M.D. (NPI: 1861447898) practices diagnostic radiology in the Tacoma-Lakewood, WA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Pierce, WA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is TRA-MINW P S (NPI: 1396814166; TIN: 910979582) and primary practice location at 98467-4921. Sam is affiliated with the MultiCare Connected Care, LLC (ACO ID: A3631), participating under the MSSP model.

Sam's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,834 traditional Medicare patients, billed 46,354 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,140,263 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 78815 (Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $163. 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 has moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $385,696 to $1,140,263. Concurrently, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Part D prescription costs data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. 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	2,334	6,868	$385,696
2016	1,848	10,046	$367,547
2017	1,810	7,147	$371,034
2018	1,931	6,227	$394,132
2019	1,790	7,581	$508,866
2020	1,437	7,180	$393,443
2021	1,671	6,714	$529,502
2022	1,975	19,715	$919,567
2023	2,494	46,044	$1,299,764
2024	1,834	46,354	$1,140,263

Part D Events Trend

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

No connected Part D records

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
78815	Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan	477	523	$652
A9552	Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries	190	206	$281
74177	Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	194	237	$219
71260	Ct scan of chest with contrast	187	235	$72
Q9967	Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	282	27,837	$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

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.	1	$163	Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, 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 Joseph William Sam, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Joseph William Sam, M.D. (NPI 1861447898), 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 Joseph William Sam, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Joseph William Sam, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for MultiCare Connected Care, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3631).

What billing organization is linked to Joseph William Sam, M.D.?

Joseph William Sam, M.D. is linked to TRA-MINW P S (billing NPI 1396814166) in the available physician profile data.

Does Joseph William Sam, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Joseph William Sam, M.D. has 1 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.