Dr. Sameer Al Diffalha
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 20
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 778
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. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician primary
FL license ME122459
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Jackson Health System Miami, FL
Medical groups
- University of Miami (2,377 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
- 778
- Services billed
- 1,830
- Patients’ average age
- 70
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 1,683 | 1,005 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 214 | 77 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 136 | 115 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 130 | 124 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 115 | 99 |
| Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present | 68 | 62 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | 56 | 20 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 34 | 24 |
| Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | 30 | 11 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity | 24 | 23 |
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.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $2,600 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Characterization of unique fibronodular hcc
Caris Mpi, Inc.
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.