Dr. Samuel Emerson , MD, PhD
Neurological Surgery โข Seattle, WA
1959 Ne Pacific St
Seattle, WA 981950001
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Dr. Samuel Emerson is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on April 28, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 80 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99203 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 30 service units.
- 61781 โ Computer-assisted procedure inside brain: 15 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 13 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Seattle, WA (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 203. Middle half: 106 to 307.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 216. Middle half: 105 to 328.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 63 in 2022 to 80 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1959 Ne Pacific St
Seattle, WA 981950001
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Seattle, WA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: The Association Of University Physicians. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
2014
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
86 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $34,882 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $27,600 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $137.65 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
12 years (graduated 2014)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2014 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2014
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Emerson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Emerson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Seattle and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Seattle, WA (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 203. Middle half: 106 to 307.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 216. Middle half: 105 to 328.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Seattle, WA (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $47,616. Middle half: $18,643 to $76,946.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $46,322. Middle half: $13,848 to $83,750.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Seattle, WA (2024, 47 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $36,986. Middle half: $14,320 to $61,523.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Washington (2024, 101 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $35,269. Middle half: $10,906 to $65,100.
129 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Seattle, WA (234 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Seattle
32.6% of these 129 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
58.9% of these 129 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 27% from 63 in 2022 to 80 in 2024.
- 2022: 63
- 2023: 105
- 2024: 80
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 1249% from $2,585 in 2022 to $34,882 in 2024.
- 2022: $2,585
- 2023: $12,906
- 2024: $34,882
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 1240% from $2,059 in 2022 to $27,600 in 2024.
- 2022: $2,059
- 2023: $10,287
- 2024: $27,600
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 93% from $2,081.79 in 2024 to $137.65 in 2025.
- 2024: $2,081.79
- 2025: $137.65
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $137.65.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CLEARPOINT | General | $137.65 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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30 | 30 | $254.83 | $86.12 |
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61781
Computer-assisted procedure inside brain
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15 | 15 | $736.31 | $242.14 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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13 | 12 | $203.69 | $69.41 |
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61510
Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain
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11 | 11 | $7340.89 | $2342.32 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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11 | 11 | $535.03 | $181.71 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-10-24NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20221205002566
WA
8123348141
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
The Association Of University Physicians
1959 Ne Pacific St, Seattle, WA 981950001
Phone: 2065984333
Secondary Practice Locations
325 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 981042420
Phone: 2065205000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Transplant Hepatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine
Psychologist - Rehabilitation
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Additional practice office at 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 981042420
Registered at 1959 NE PACIFIC ST, SEATTLE, WA 981950001 (Tel: 2065205000)
Registered at PO BOX 50095, SEATTLE, WA 981455095
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: WA MD61287345)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 325 9TH AVE, SEATTLE, WA 981042420 (Tel: 2063752407)
Registered at 424 35TH AVE S, SEATTLE, WA 981442605
Recorded as SAMUEL EMERSON, MD, PHD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Seattle
- Dr. Vishal Gala, MD, MPH
- Dr. Peter Nora, MD
- Dr. Gurkirat Kohli, MD
- Dr. Zane Tymchak, MD
- Dr. Melanie Walker, MD
- Dr. Andrew Ko, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 50095
Seattle, WA 981455095