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Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Iran University of Medical Sciences (1998)

1500 EAST DUARTE ROAD
DUARTE, CA 91010

1-800-826-4673

Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC is a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION.

Office Locations

1500 EAST DUARTE ROAD
DUARTE, CA 91010

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3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto Vahcs (640)
Palo Alto, CA 94304

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

lung diffusion capacity test

pulmonary function test

pulmonary testing

In 2023, Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC had a list price for lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), pulmonary function test (PFT), and pulmonary testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

bronchoalveolar lavage

thoracentesis

By Affordability:

lung volume test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC performed more bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), and thoracentesis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for lung volume test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	15
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
bronchoscopy	76
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	140
hospital care	115
inpatient care	101
minimally invasive procedures	26
minor procedures	26
outpatient care	14
pulmonary testing	34

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	37
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
bronchoscopy	49
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	217
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
minimally invasive procedures	24
minor procedures	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	30
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
bronchoscopy	48
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	274
hospital care	160
inpatient care	160
minimally invasive procedures	28
minor procedures	28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	24
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	56
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	35
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	228
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
minimally invasive procedures	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	21
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	41
doctor visit	240
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	11
pulmonary testing	66
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	35
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	34
Dementia	20
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2018 were pulmonary testing, bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	80
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	218
hospital care	20
image guided procedures	12
inpatient care	20
minimally invasive procedures	25
pulmonary testing	128

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	21
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2019 were bronchoscopy, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	101
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	257
hospital care	53
image guided procedures	22
inpatient care	53
minimally invasive procedures	36

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	28
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2020 were bronchoscopy, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	70
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	71
hospital care	35
image guided procedures	16
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	25
minor procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	15
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2021 were bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
bronchoscopy	84
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	152
hospital care	29
image guided procedures	15
inpatient care	29
minimally invasive procedures	31
minor procedures	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	30
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
bronchoscopy	31
doctor visit	95
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
pleural drainage	23
pulmonary testing	37
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	15
Hispanic	51
Asian	60
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	16
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated as a pulmonologist in DUARTE, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

aspiration	22
bronchoscopy	57
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	189
hospital care	80
image guided procedures	16
inpatient care	79
minimally invasive procedures	24
minor procedures	21
outpatient care	14
pleural drainage	23
pulmonary testing	66
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	254
Hispanic	36
Native American / Alaskan Native	5
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	102
85 and over	26
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	152

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	18
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	30
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC graduated from Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1998. He completed residency at Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: Iran University of Medical Sciences (1998)

Residency: Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury (2005)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Afshin Sam, MD, MSC. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$15,882 STIOLTO RESPIMAT $5,823	STIOLTO $4,702	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $21	$5,337
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.	$861 Spin $861
Ethicon Inc.	$587 Monarch $299	Monarch Platform $288
Covidien LP	$484 Interventional Lung Solutions $484
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$258 FASENRA $126	$133
Other	$550 BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY $253	SURGICAL $127	FABRAZYME $102	Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV $46	ANORO $22

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11,150
Consulting Fee	$2,967
Food and Beverage	$2,851
Travel and Lodging	$1,654

Biography

Dr. Afshin Sam sees patients in Duarte, CA, Irvine, CA, and Palo Alto, CA. His medical specialties are adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Sam is professionally affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Before performing his residency at Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, Dr. Sam attended Iran University of Medical Sciences for medical school. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in DUARTE, CA.