Joseph Sam, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Tacoma, WANPI 1861447898
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $50,600 of the $54,106 with a category attached, or 93.5%. Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. accounts for 99.6% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $50,600 and has fallen 97.3% since, to $1,370 in 2024. Among diagnostic radiology clinicians in WA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 17 payments — averaging $3182.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc.$54K
- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$119
- GE HealthCare$27
- Abbott$23
- Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.$18
- Medtronic$14
Across 3 payments — averaging $18,283 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc.$55K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$50,60094%
- Travel & lodging$2,9235%
- Food & beverage$5831%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. | 11 | $53,905 |
| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $119 |
| GE HealthCare | 1 | $27 |
| Abbott | 1 | $23 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$54,106 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 772 diagnostic radiology providers in Washington.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other diagnostic radiology in Tacoma
- David DanielsonTacoma$43K
- Parag RamiTacoma$26K
- Keith ChanTacoma$17K
- Peter OryTacoma$8K
- Dennis WangTacoma$5K
- Brian KottTacoma$3K
- Lance BeckerTacoma$2K
- Steve ChenSeattle$281K
- Guy JohnsonSeattle$187K
- Eniola OluyemiSeattle$147K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.