Samer Kakish, MD, FRCS
University of New Mexico Dept. of Orthopaedics · Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
AAHKS member
- Fellowship
- Lower extremity reconstruction — University at Buffalo, NY 1
- In practice
- not yet documented
- 2024 Medicare
- not published
- Medicare
- not reported
- AAHKS
- Member — directory-listed as of 2026-08-18
1 patients.stryker.com · 2026-08-30
What this record establishes
The authenticated AAHKS directory lists this surgeon as a member, and CMS holds a provider record for this surgeon.
What still needs verification: years in practice, board certification and current all-payer annual volume. An unmet criterion is never a finding against a surgeon: CMS publishes only the Medicare half of a practice, and a credential nobody has documented is unknown, not absent.
How each fact was established
Joint-replacement fellowship verified
Lower extremity reconstruction fellowship — University at Buffalo, NY. Read on the cited page.
His Stryker surgeon profile lists two fellowships, "Lower Extremity Reconstruction; University at Buffalo, NY" and "Orthopaedic Trauma; University of New Mexico", states that he "specializes in lower limb reconstructive surgery, the treatment of hip and knee arthroplasty, and orthopaedic trauma surgery", and records him as a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. The stored record carried only the trauma half.
Review the fellowship source ↗
Years in practice
Years in independent practice have not been resolved from a reviewed source.
Joint replacement volume
CMS published no 2024 Original Medicare hip or knee replacement services under this NPI. That is not a finding of low volume: the file cannot answer the question for this surgeon.
Current Medicare participation: not determined
No current CMS assignment match or CMS opt-out match has been verified. This does not mean the surgeon does not accept Medicare.
AAHKS membership
Listed in the authenticated AAHKS member directory as Fellow Member.
Board certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery certification is not covered by the retained dataset and has not been checked.
Is this your record?
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This is a documented record, not a rating or a recommendation. It carries no stars, scores, ranks or badges. Every fact names its source and the date it was read; a fact nobody has documented reads “not yet documented,” which is a gap in the record and never a finding about the surgeon. Whether a surgeon is right for you is decided in an examination, by you and them.
Sources
What this record stands on
- AAHKS member directory, captured 2026-08-18 ↗
- Dr. Samer Kakish | Albuquerque, New Mexico Orthopaedic Surgeon | Knee and Hip | Stryker (fellowship, read 2026-08-30) ↗
Consolidated dataset generated 2026-08-24; CMS participation data updated July 31, 2026; each read source carries its own date above.