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Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD

Accepting New Patients

(235 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

55 Mohawk Street Suite 105
Cohoes, NY 12047

(518) 235-7282

Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Cohoes, NY specializing in family medicine. Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners.

Office Locations

55 Mohawk Street Suite 105
Cohoes, NY 12047

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95 Remsen Street
Cohoes, NY 12047

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In The News

“Ed's family extends special thanks to his sister-in-law, Bonnie Oakes, to the doctors and nurses at the Samaritan Hospital Cancer Center for their understanding and support as well as to Dr. Olai...”—"Edward B. Dodge", Troy Record, March 2013

“The family would like to thank Dr. Olai Sam and the staff of the Cancer Treatment Center at Samaritan Hospital, especially nurses Jackie, Lauren, Kelly and Barbara.”—"Obituaries for May 2", Troy Record, May 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	335

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	376

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	14
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	221

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	17
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	343

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	36
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	234

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	14
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	212

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	11
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	17
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	254

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	16
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	365

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	11
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	426

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	17
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	14
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cohoes, NY during 2021 were preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	234
preventive care	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	217

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cohoes, NY were preventive care.

doctor visit	292
preventive care	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	122
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	17
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	18
85 and over	12
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	60

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	4
Cancer	4

Education & Training

She completed residency at St. Clare's Hospital and Health Center. She is certified by the Family Medicine, Family Medicine, American Board and has a state license in New York.

Residency: St. Clare's Hospital and Health Center (1998)

Board Certification: Family Medicine, Family Medicine, American Board (1998)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Peter's Health Partners

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 235 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Olai Vivian Sam, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cohoes, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$400 RYBELSUS $244	Ozempic $121	Victoza $20	NovoLog $14
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$98 JENTADUETO $28	Spiriva $27	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $13	Pradaxa $9	TRADJENTA $8	Other $13
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$64 DALIRESP $40	LINZESS $14	VIIBRYD $10
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$60 SYMBICORT $48	ONGLYZA $12
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc	$40 $40
Other	$246 meters $32	LYRICA $28	BYDUREON $28	XOLAIR $25	Myrbetriq $23	Other $110

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$905
Education	$2

Biography

Dr. Olai Sam is a specialist in family medicine in Cohoes, NY. In her practice, Dr. Sam focuses on primary care. Her average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). For her professional training, Dr. Sam completed a residency program at St. Clare's Hospital and Health Center. In addition to English, Dr. Sam speaks Spanish. She is affiliated with Samaritan Hospital (Troy, NY). She welcomes new patients at her office inCohoes, NY as reported by St. Peter's Health Partners.