Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $2,613 | 1 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly and Company | $2,613 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,613 | 1 | Eli Lilly and Company ($2,613) |
All Payment Transactions
1 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/27/2020 | Eli Lilly and Company | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,612.50 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 796 | 1,338 | $251,835 | $46,954 |
| 2022 | 13 | 763 | 1,249 | $224,921 | $42,918 |
| 2021 | 17 | 857 | 1,481 | $261,434 | $52,848 |
| 2020 | 13 | 699 | 1,178 | $209,238 | $43,492 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
57 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88307 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 156 | $50,508 | $10,285 | 20.4% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Facility | 2023 | 176 | 234 | $36,654 | $6,963 | 19.0% |
| 88173 | Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | Facility | 2023 | 73 | 113 | $31,857 | $6,252 | 19.6% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 190 | $21,810 | $4,300 | 19.7% |
| 88360 | Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 107 | $23,331 | $3,573 | 15.3% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Facility | 2023 | 85 | 108 | $17,785 | $3,010 | 16.9% |
| 88108 | Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique | Facility | 2023 | 135 | 155 | $15,034 | $2,769 | 18.4% |
| 88331 | Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 54 | $13,238 | $2,686 | 20.3% |
| 88172 | Evaluation of fine needle aspirate | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 64 | $8,464 | $1,821 | 21.5% |
| 88333 | Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 34 | $8,534 | $1,691 | 19.8% |
| 88321 | Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $10,258 | $1,683 | 16.4% |
| 88112 | Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 43 | $9,379 | $875.71 | 9.3% |
| 88177 | Pap test, evaluation of fine needle aspirate, immediate, each additional evaluation episode | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 32 | $2,750 | $556.26 | 20.2% |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 23 | $2,233 | $488.20 | 21.9% |
| 88307 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 113 | $33,109 | $7,518 | 22.7% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Facility | 2022 | 173 | 248 | $39,184 | $7,445 | 19.0% |
| 88173 | Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | Facility | 2022 | 76 | 111 | $30,303 | $5,980 | 19.7% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 191 | $20,819 | $4,292 | 20.6% |
| 88360 | Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | Facility | 2022 | 35 | 105 | $21,945 | $3,479 | 15.9% |
| 88321 | Surgical pathology consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 42 | $20,832 | $2,814 | 13.5% |
| 88108 | Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique | Facility | 2022 | 139 | 155 | $13,640 | $2,693 | 19.7% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Facility | 2022 | 78 | 92 | $15,456 | $2,550 | 16.5% |
| 88172 | Evaluation of fine needle aspirate | Facility | 2022 | 55 | 80 | $8,960 | $2,220 | 24.8% |
| 88331 | Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 33 | $7,821 | $1,660 | 21.2% |
| 88333 | Pathology cytologic examination of specimen during surgery, initial site | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 29 | $7,018 | $1,391 | 19.8% |
About Dr. Sharon Sams, MD
Dr. Sharon Sams, MD is a Anatomic Pathology healthcare provider based in Aurora, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/26/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1043366719.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sharon Sams, MD has received a total of $2,613 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,613 received in 2020. These payments were reported across 1 transactions from 1 company. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($2,613).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sams has provided services to 3,115 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,246 services with total Medicare billing of $186,211. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 57 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anatomic Pathology
- Location Aurora, CO
- Active Since 01/26/2007
- Last Updated 11/20/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207ZP0101X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1043366719
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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