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Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (1996)

1304 Fawcett Avenue #100
Tacoma, WA 98402

(253) 761-4200

Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in Tacoma, WA specializing in nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology. He graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1996 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD is affiliated with TRA-MINW P S, UNION AVENUE OPEN MRI LLC and MEDICAL IMAGING NORTHWEST - GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IMAGING ALLIANCE.

Office Locations

Address:

1304 Fawcett Avenue #100
Tacoma, WA 98402

abdominal imaging	498
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	17
cardiac procedures	107
catheterization	23
CT scan	654
diagnostic imaging	38
endocrine imaging	13
gastrointestinal procedures	37
hip imaging	12
lab tests	22
lymph node procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	164
nuclear scan	340
pelvic imaging	384
spinal procedures	14
stress testing	107
thoracic (chest) imaging	1310
thyroid function tests	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	58
urologic procedures	23
X-rays	1115

**Gender**
Male	1075
Female	1447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2012
Black	195
Hispanic	60
Asian	166
Other	37
Native American	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	887
From 75 to 84	782
85 and over	409
Less than 65	444

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	37
Dementia	17
Cancer	26

abdominal imaging	554
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	12
cardiac procedures	124
catheterization	19
CT scan	798
diagnostic imaging	45
gastrointestinal procedures	44
hip imaging	11
lab tests	20
lymph node procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	173
nuclear scan	360
pelvic imaging	459
spinal procedures	17
stress testing	124
thoracic (chest) imaging	1200
ultrasound (sonogram)	49
urologic procedures	19
X-rays	911

**Gender**
Male	1095
Female	1399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2008
Black	177
Hispanic	70
Asian	154
Other	35
Native American	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	874
From 75 to 84	763
85 and over	370
Less than 65	487

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	28

abdominal imaging	592
cardiac procedures	103
catheterization	20
CT scan	867
diagnostic imaging	21
gastrointestinal procedures	20
lymph node procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	166
nuclear scan	325
pelvic imaging	485
stress testing	103
thoracic (chest) imaging	1084
ultrasound (sonogram)	75
urologic procedures	20
X-rays	715

**Gender**
Male	2100
Female	2570

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3702
Black	356
Hispanic	126
Asian	282
Other	118
Native American	86

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1784
From 75 to 84	1490
85 and over	634
Less than 65	762

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	31

abdominal imaging	561
cardiac procedures	87
CT scan	854
diagnostic imaging	37
endocrine imaging	12
gastrointestinal procedures	36
lab tests	32
lymph node procedures	40
musculoskeletal imaging	155
nuclear scan	333
pelvic imaging	437
stress testing	87
thoracic (chest) imaging	744
thyroid function tests	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	60
X-rays	345

**Gender**
Male	813
Female	1035

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1453
Black	141
Hispanic	66
Asian	112
Other	47
Native American	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	731
From 75 to 84	552
85 and over	244
Less than 65	321

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	33

abdominal imaging	416
cardiac procedures	81
CT scan	604
diagnostic imaging	32
endocrine imaging	10
gastrointestinal procedures	31
lab tests	12
lymph node procedures	36
musculoskeletal imaging	190
neck imaging	31
nuclear scan	351
pelvic imaging	314
stress testing	81
thoracic (chest) imaging	527
thyroid function tests	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	102
X-rays	228

**Gender**
Male	825
Female	985

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1497
Black	115
Hispanic	48
Asian	82
Other	31
Native American	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	750
From 75 to 84	560
85 and over	230
Less than 65	270

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	34

abdominal imaging	333
cardiac procedures	129
catheterization	19
CT scan	448
diagnostic imaging	38
endocrine imaging	11
gastrointestinal procedures	52
lymph node procedures	44
musculoskeletal imaging	271
neck imaging	18
nuclear scan	495
pelvic imaging	242
stress testing	129
thoracic (chest) imaging	204
thyroid function tests	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	72
urologic procedures	19
X-rays	4

**Gender**
Male	845
Female	1086

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1609
Black	98
Hispanic	58
Asian	88
Other	50
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	827
From 75 to 84	658
85 and over	208
Less than 65	238

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	35

abdominal imaging	323
cardiac procedures	168
catheterization	17
CT scan	480
diagnostic imaging	38
gastrointestinal procedures	37
lab tests	17
lymph node procedures	32
musculoskeletal imaging	223
nuclear scan	462
pelvic imaging	236
preventive care	10
stress testing	168
thoracic (chest) imaging	242
ultrasound (sonogram)	49
urologic procedures	17

**Gender**
Male	805
Female	985

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1491
Black	104
Hispanic	48
Asian	83
Other	43
Native American	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	766
From 75 to 84	607
85 and over	227
Less than 65	190

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	37

abdominal imaging	252
cardiac procedures	102
CT scan	398
diagnostic imaging	29
gastrointestinal procedures	39
lymph node procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	168
nuclear scan	304
pelvic imaging	194
stress testing	102
thoracic (chest) imaging	202
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
X-rays	12

**Gender**
Male	625
Female	812

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1226
Black	68
Hispanic	31
Asian	52
Other	34
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	613
From 75 to 84	487
85 and over	185
Less than 65	152

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	39

abdominal imaging	763
cardiac procedures	152
CT scan	1163
diagnostic imaging	62
endocrine imaging	11
gastrointestinal procedures	61
lab tests	42
lymph node procedures	38
musculoskeletal imaging	459
neck imaging	12
nuclear scan	593
pelvic imaging	618
stress testing	152
thoracic (chest) imaging	543
thyroid function tests	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	96
X-rays	132

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Tacoma, WA were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, abdominal imaging and X-rays.

abdominal imaging	479
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	14
cardiac procedures	117
catheterization	19
CT scan	699
diagnostic imaging	37
endocrine imaging	11
gastrointestinal procedures	40
hip imaging	11
lab tests	24
lymph node procedures	33
musculoskeletal imaging	221
neck imaging	20
nuclear scan	397
pelvic imaging	376
preventive care	10
spinal procedures	15
stress testing	117
thoracic (chest) imaging	675
thyroid function tests	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	66
urologic procedures	19
X-rays	440

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	818
Female	1031

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	125
Asian / Pacific Islander	101
Non-Hispanic White	1499
Native American / Alaskan Native	32
Hispanic	50
Other	39

**Age**
75 to 84	589
85 and over	250
Less than 65	286
65 to 74	723

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	26
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1996. He has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (1996)

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

TRA-MINW P S

UNION AVENUE OPEN MRI LLC

MEDICAL IMAGING NORTHWEST - GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IMAGING ALLIANCE

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc.	$53,680 AMYVID $1,144	$52,535
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$119 PYLARIFY $119
Biocompatibles, Inc.	$100 THERASPHERE - BIO $100
Abbott Laboratories	$62 Supera peripheral stent system $23	JETI $23	Vascular $16
GE Healthcare	$27 $27
Other	$32 KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $14	$18

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$50,600
Travel and Lodging	$2,753
Food and Beverage	$667

Research Payments

Dr. Joseph William Sam, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $23,334.

Biography

Dr. Joseph Sam's areas of specialization are nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology. He attended medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

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Biography

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