Dr. Sameer Gafoor, MD
Interventional Cardiology (Interventional Cardiology Physician)
550 17th Ave Fl 6
Seattle, WA 98122
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King County includes primary care (5% of residents) and dental (4% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School (2005)
- Years since graduation
- 21
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 576
Licensed in Washington since 2015, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2005Medical school: Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Interventional Cardiology Physician primary
WA license MD60564682 (first issued 2015; active) -
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
WA license MD60564682 (first issued 2015; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA
- Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA
- Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA
- Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA
- Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA
Medical groups
- Swedish Health Services (79 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 576
- Services billed
- 1,607
- Patients’ average age
- 79
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 284 | 206 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 273 | 239 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 162 | 126 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 155 | 154 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 78 | 78 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | 76 | 68 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 62 | 62 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 49 | 33 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 48 | 47 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | 44 | 44 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Spironolactone Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 70 |
| Jardiance (empagliflozin) Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 52 |
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 43 |
| Furosemide Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 36 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 35 |
| Farxiga (dapagliflozin propanediol) Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 26 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 25 |
| Mupirocin Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 25 |
| Losartan Potassium Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 25 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er (isosorbide mononitrate) Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 22 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 5 companies reported 111 payments worth $34,963 in total to this clinician.
| Abbott Laboratories | $19,435 |
|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $9,159 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $5,824 |
| Stryker Corporation | $410 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $136 |
| Consulting Fee | $17,688 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $7,542 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,514 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $3,125 |
| Grant | $95.00 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories Feb 25, 2025 | Consulting Fee TRICLIP · Structural Heart | $5,750 |
| Abbott Laboratories Feb 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $3,250 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Oct 15, 2025 | Consulting Fee PASCAL · Transcatheter Valve Repair | $2,500 |
| Abbott Laboratories Sep 18, 2025 | Consulting Fee TRICLIP · Structural Heart | $2,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation May 15, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Pro_IC | $1,875 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation May 27, 2025 | Consulting Fee EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · Transcatheter Heart Valves | $1,875 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation May 29, 2025 | Consulting Fee Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Transcatheter Heart Valves | $1,875 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 16, 2025 | Consulting Fee NAVITOR · Structural Heart | $1,500 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation May 15, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Pro_IC | $1,250 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jul 25, 2025 | Consulting Fee MITRACLIP · Structural Heart | $1,250 |
All 25 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 16, 2025 | Consulting Fee NAVITOR · Structural Heart | $1,500 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Oct 15, 2025 | Consulting Fee PASCAL · Transcatheter Valve Repair | $2,500 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MITRACLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $794 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 8, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MITRACLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $174 |
| Abbott Laboratories Oct 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MITRACLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind | $310 |
| Abbott Laboratories Sep 18, 2025 | Consulting Fee TRICLIP · Structural Heart | $2,000 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Sep 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN_IC · travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $309 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Sep 6, 2025 | Travel and Lodging WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN_IC · travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $309 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Sep 5, 2025 | Travel and Lodging WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN_IC · travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $309 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Sep 4, 2025 | Travel and Lodging WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN_IC · travel to Chicago, IL · in-kind | $309 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jul 25, 2025 | Consulting Fee MITRACLIP · Structural Heart | $1,250 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jun 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to New York, NY · in-kind | $543 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation May 29, 2025 | Consulting Fee Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Transcatheter Heart Valves | $1,875 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation May 27, 2025 | Consulting Fee EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · Transcatheter Heart Valves | $1,875 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation May 27, 2025 | Consulting Fee EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · Transcatheter Heart Valves | $938 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation May 15, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Pro_IC | $1,875 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation May 15, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Pro_IC | $1,250 |
| Abbott Laboratories Feb 25, 2025 | Consulting Fee TRICLIP · Structural Heart | $5,750 |
| Abbott Laboratories Feb 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $3,250 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jan 30, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $601 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jan 30, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $340 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation Jan 30, 2025 | Grant General - Structural Heart · General - Structural Heart_IC | $95.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jan 30, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $9.02 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jan 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $140 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jan 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $145 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 15 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 5 companies. The companies reported $626,037 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- The PROGRESS Trial – Continued Access 2021-01-CAP
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation - NCT04198870--MitraClip REPAIR MR Study
Abbott Laboratories - The PROGRESS Trial 2021-01
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation - JOURNEY (Trial JCM-002)
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation - CLASP IIF (2018-07)
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation - CHAMPION-AF Clinical Trial
Boston Scientific Corporation · Active, not recruiting · NCT04394546 - A Pivotal Investigational Device Exemption Study on Laminar Left Atrial Appendage Elimination
Biosense Webster, Inc. - TRISCEND II Pivotal Trial 2020-05 CONTINUED ACCESS STUDY
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation - NCT03904147--TRILUMINATE Pivotal Trial
Abbott Laboratories - CLASP IID 2018-07
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.