DR. DAFER M SAMARA MD
NPI 1760608798
Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine in Kansas City, MO

Q: What is Dafer Samara's NPI number?

The NPI number for Dafer Samara is 1760608798. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on April 18, 2007.

Q: What is Dafer Samara's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Internal Medicine, specializing in Critical Care Medicine, with taxonomy code 207RC0200X.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Dafer Samara was last updated on May 7, 2026. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 3 months ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.

Active since April 18, 2007PECOS EnrolledAccepts Medicare Assignment

77.31/100

CMS Quality Rating

1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300, KANSAS CITY, MO 64114(816) 942-4500 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: May 7, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: May 7, 2026, Nov 17, 2025, Jun 16, 2023 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2022).

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About Dr. Dafer M Samara Md NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

DR. DAFER M SAMARA MD (NPI 1760608798) is an individual critical care medicine provider in Kansas City, Missouri, licensed in Missouri (2015019906) and active in the NPI registry since April 2007. He is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, is affiliated with St Joseph Medical Center, and maintains 2 additional practice locations.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1760608798

Entity TypeIndividualMale

Primary Taxonomy207RC0200X

Provider Legal NameDR. DAFER M SAMARACredential: MD

Location Address1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300Kansas City, MO 64114-4858

Mailing Address1004 Carondelet Dr Ste 300Kansas City, MO 64114-4858 · (816) 943-4200

Phone(816) 942-4500

Sole ProprietorNo

Medical School CMSOtherGraduated 1998

Enumeration DateApril 18, 2007

Last NPPES UpdateMay 7, 20264 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMay 7, 2026

✔ NPI 1760608798 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 3

★ Primary SpecialtyInternal Medicine · Critical Care MedicineAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Taxonomy Code207RC0200X

Licenses✔ Licensed in MO · 2015019906✔ Licensed in IA · 38048

Definition

An internist who diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.

Also ListedInternal MedicineTaxonomy 207R00000X · License 38048 (IA)

Also ListedInternal Medicine · Pulmonary DiseaseTaxonomy 207RP1001X · License 2015019906 (MO), 38048 (IA)

1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300, Kansas City, MO 64114

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Secondary Practice Locations 2

Location 1146 W Dale St, SUITE 201Waterloo, IA 50703-1901 · Phone (319) 234-4431 · Fax (319) 235-5004

Location 21000 Carondelet Dr # 100Kansas City, MO 64114-4673 · Phone (816) 942-4500

Other Identifiers 2

OtherP00741089IA · Rr Medicare

Medicaid1760608798IA

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan and more.Insurance ›

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment, assignment, and ordering and referring status from the CMS PECOS system.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment

Dr. Dafer M Samara Md is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.

PECOS PAC ID1153472907

PECOS Enrollment IDI20150921001295

Eligible to Order & Refer✔ Part B Labs & Imaging✔ Durable Medical Equipment✔ Home Health Agency✔ Power Mobility DevicesPer the CMS Ordering and Referring file. Eligibility means Medicare pays claims that this provider orders or refers for these categories.

Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 16

Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.

Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes 99233

Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day typically involves a 35-minute check-up by your healthcare provider. This service includes monitoring your health progress, adjusting your treatment plan if needed, and answering any questions you may have about your condition or care.

314 services111 patients

Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more 99214

This is a routine check-up for patients who have previously visited our clinic. It involves a comprehensive review of your health and any ongoing treatments. The consultation lasts between 30-39 minutes, allowing enough time to discuss any concerns.

276 services197 patients

Critical care, first 30-74 minutes 99291

Critical care involves immediate and constant attention by a team of specially-trained health professionals. It's for patients with life-threatening conditions, requiring first 30-74 minutes of intense monitoring and treatment.

127 services48 patients

Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes 99223

Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes, refers to the daily medical service provided to patients admitted to the hospital. This includes a comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment plan, and monitoring of your health condition. It ensures your well-being during your hospital stay.

88 services83 patients

Test to measure rate of airflow 94375

This test, known as spirometry, measures how much air you can breathe in and out, and how quickly you can do so. It helps assess your lung function and can be used to diagnose or monitor conditions like asthma or COPD.

65 services63 patients

Test to determine lung volumes using sensors 94726

This test, called spirometry, measures lung capacity using sensors. You breathe into a mouthpiece attached to a device that records the amount and rate of air you inhale and exhale. It helps diagnose and monitor lung conditions.

46 services46 patients

Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases 94729

This is a test called a pulmonary function test, which helps understand the efficiency of your lungs. It measures how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out of your lungs, and how well your lungs put oxygen into and remove carbon dioxide from your blood.

46 services46 patients

Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration 94060

This procedure measures how air flows in and out of your lungs. It's done before and after medication to see if the treatment improves your breathing. It's a simple, non-invasive test that involves breathing into a device called a spirometer.

44 services44 patients

New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more 99204

This is a first-time office or outpatient visit lasting between 45-59 minutes. The healthcare provider evaluates your health, discusses your medical history, and may suggest further tests or treatments. It's an opportunity to ask questions and understand your health better.

44 services44 patients

Blood count, hemoglobin 85018

A blood count, specifically hemoglobin, is a standard test that measures the amount of hemoglobin in your blood. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout your body. This test helps assess your overall health and detect a variety of disorders such as anemia or polycythemia.

30 services30 patients

Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration 94060

26 services26 patients

Test to determine lung volumes using sensors 94726

21 services21 patients

Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases 94729

21 services21 patients

Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, airflow, and effort 95806

A sleep study monitors your heart rate, breathing patterns, airflow, and physical effort while you sleep. It helps identify sleep disorders by tracking your sleep stages and cycles. This data aids doctors in diagnosing and treating sleep-related issues.

14 services14 patients

Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes 99406

This service provides brief, intensive counseling (4-10 minutes) to support you in quitting smoking or tobacco use. It involves discussing the risks of tobacco use, benefits of quitting, and strategies to help you stop. It's a critical step towards a healthier lifestyle.

14 services13 patients

Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) 95811

A sleep study in a sleep lab with continuous airway pressure is a test for individuals aged 6 and above. It monitors your sleep patterns to check for disorders like sleep apnea. Continuous airway pressure helps keep your airways open while you sleep, improving your breathing.

11 services11 patients

Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare 3

Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.

St Joseph Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Kansas City, MO

3/5 CMS rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number260085

Location1000 Carondelet DrKansas City, MO 64114 · Jackson County

Emergency services

Centerpoint Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Independence, MO

3/5 CMS rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number260095

Location19600 East 39th StreetIndependence, MO 64057 · Jackson County

Emergency services Birthing friendly

St Mary's Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Blue Springs, MO

4/5 CMS rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number260193

Location201 NW R D Mize RdBlue Springs, MO 64014 · Jackson County

Emergency services

Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area

Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 64114 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.

New Patient

$127.61 typical visit price

range $55.29 – $168.52

Typical copayment $31.90 (range $13.82 – $42.13)

Most-billed visit code 99204

Established Patient

$97.82 typical visit price

range $17.60 – $137.20

Typical copayment $24.45 (range $4.40 – $34.30)

Most-billed visit code 99214

Amounts reflect what Medicare beneficiaries in this ZIP area are typically charged for office visits. Patients with other coverage should check their individual plans.

Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS

Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.

77.31/100

MIPS Final ScoreMerit-based Incentive Payment System · CMS Quality Payment Program

Scored as part of a group practice

Quality

71.51

Promoting Interoperability

Improvement Activities

Cost

53.7

Reported Quality Measures

Care Plan

Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker…

1%256 patients1/55-star benchmark: 100%

Providers report different measures because they deliver different services; reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality. Star ratings appear only where CMS assigned them.

Referred Medical Equipment & Supplies CMS DME claims 24

Durable medical equipment, devices and supplies this provider ordered from DME suppliers for patients, from Medicare fee-for-service claims.

Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device A4604

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

4 suppliers20 claims20 services$30.45 avg. paid by Medicare

Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable A7005

DME-Other DME · category DE000N

4 suppliers11 claims11 services$14.52 avg. paid by Medicare

Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each A7030

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

5 suppliers25 claims25 services$75.99 avg. paid by Medicare

Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each A7031

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

4 suppliers23 claims67 services$29.80 avg. paid by Medicare

Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each A7032

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

2 suppliers15 claims82 services$15.76 avg. paid by Medicare

Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap A7034

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

4 suppliers22 claims22 services$42.44 avg. paid by Medicare

Headgear used with positive airway pressure device A7035

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

6 suppliers25 claims25 services$15.64 avg. paid by Medicare

Tubing used with positive airway pressure device A7037

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

3 suppliers27 claims27 services$10.57 avg. paid by Medicare

Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device A7038

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

6 suppliers48 claims273 services$1.70 avg. paid by Medicare

Water chamber for humidifier, used with positive airway pressure device, replacement, each A7046

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

5 suppliers19 claims19 services$10.76 avg. paid by Medicare

Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing E0431

DME-Oxygen and Supplies · category DC000N

5 suppliers41 claims41 services$20.10 avg. paid by Medicare

Home ventilator, any type, used with non-invasive interface, (e.g., mask, chest shell) E0466

DME-Other DME · category DE005N

3 suppliers83 claims83 services$851.85 avg. paid by Medicare

Respiratory assist device, bi-level pressure capability, with back-up rate feature, used with noninvasive interface, e.g., nasal or facial mask (intermittent assist device with continuous positive airway pressure device) E0471

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

2 suppliers30 claims30 services$177.11 avg. paid by Medicare

Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device E0562

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

2 suppliers16 claims16 services$10.05 avg. paid by Medicare

Nebulizer, with compressor E0570

DME-Other DME · category DE000N

4 suppliers58 claims58 services$4.93 avg. paid by Medicare

Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device E0601

DME-Other DME · category DE001N

4 suppliers38 claims38 services$27.00 avg. paid by Medicare

Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate E1390

DME-Oxygen and Supplies · category DC002N

6 suppliers242 claims243 services$66.23 avg. paid by Medicare

Portable oxygen concentrator, rental E1392

DME-Oxygen and Supplies · category DC002N

1 supplier69 claims69 services$31.10 avg. paid by Medicare

Arformoterol, inhalation solution, fda approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, 15 micrograms J7605

DME-Drugs Administered Through DME · category DG006N

3 suppliers27 claims1,500 services$4.67 avg. paid by Medicare

Albuterol, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose, 1 mg J7613

DME-Drugs Administered Through DME · category DG006N

3 suppliers20 claims3,821 services$0.03 avg. paid by Medicare

Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme J7620

DME-Drugs Administered Through DME · category DG006N

8 suppliers38 claims3,690 services$0.10 avg. paid by Medicare

Budesonide, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, up to 0.5 mg J7626

DME-Drugs Administered Through DME · category DG000N

4 suppliers22 claims1,140 services$0.82 avg. paid by Medicare

Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; home compressor used to fill portable oxygen cylinders; includes portable containers, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing K0738

DME-Oxygen and Supplies · category DC000N

2 suppliers19 claims19 services$32.46 avg. paid by Medicare

Pharmacy dispensing fee for inhalation drug(s); per 30 days Q0513

DME-Other DME · category DE000N

9 suppliers69 claims69 services$25.67 avg. paid by Medicare

Dollar amounts are the average Medicare paid the supplier per service. They are not the cost to the patient.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 11

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

KARLA L HOUSTON-GRAY MD

Internal Medicine

1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300
KANSAS CITY, MO 64114

Jackson County (816) 942-4500

CHRISTOPHER SCOTT RIFFEL M.D.

Internal Medicine

1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300
KANSAS CITY, MO 64114

Jackson County (816) 943-4700

HOPE LYNN BOYLE-JACOBS PMHNP

Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric/Mental Health)

1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300
KANSAS CITY, MO 64114

Jackson County (816) 942-4500

DR. JANET M DUNN MD

Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)

1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300
KANSAS CITY, MO 64114

Jackson County (816) 942-4500

TARIQ MUSA M.D.

Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease)

1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300
KANSAS CITY, MO 64114

Jackson County (816) 942-4500

DR. SHIVANI REDDY SCHARF DO

Internal Medicine

1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300
KANSAS CITY, MO 64114

Jackson County (816) 943-4700

MANISH MANDAVA MD

Internal Medicine

1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300
KANSAS CITY, MO 64114

Jackson County (816) 943-4700

PARVEEN KUMAR KHOSLA MD

Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)

1004 CARONDELET DR STE 300
KANSAS CITY, MO 64114

Jackson County (816) 942-4500

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Dafer Samara's NPI number?

The NPI number for Dafer Samara is 1760608798. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on April 18, 2007.

Where is Dafer Samara located?

Dafer Samara practices at 1004 Carondelet Dr Ste 300, Kansas City, MO 64114. The listed phone number is (816) 942-4500.

What is Dafer Samara's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Internal Medicine, specializing in Critical Care Medicine, with taxonomy code 207RC0200X.

Is Dafer Samara enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Dafer Samara is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.

What insurance does Dafer Samara accept?

Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter Health of Delaware, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Home State Health and Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan and 4 other insurers list Dafer Samara as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.

Is Dafer Samara affiliated with any hospitals?

According to CMS data, Dafer Samara is affiliated with St Joseph Medical Center, Centerpoint Medical Center and St Mary's Medical Center.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Dafer Samara was last updated on May 7, 2026. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 3 months ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.