{"_score":0,"docId":"7851404","dateModify":"04/29/2026","personId":7851404,"name":"Samuel Santiago","displayName":"Dr. Samuel Santiago","displayNameShort":"Dr. Samuel Santiago","displayLastName":"Dr. Santiago","initials":"SS","familyName":"Dr. Santiago","score":30.673205856649908,"yearsOfExperience":44,"issuers":[{"issuerName":"Health Care Services Corporation","personifyId":554586162},{"issuerName":"Blue Cross Blue Shield","personifyId":309961277},{"issuerName":"Wellcare","personifyId":554375005},{"issuerName":"CareFirst","personifyId":309961147},{"issuerName":"Oscar","personifyId":309961163},{"issuerName":"Molina","personifyId":563474332},{"issuerName":"Humana","personifyId":309961191},{"issuerName":"CHRISTUS Health Plan","personifyId":563467198},{"issuerName":"Cigna","personifyId":309961178},{"issuerName":"Aetna","personifyId":309961223},{"issuerName":"Managed Medicaid","personifyId":554456182},{"issuerName":"UnitedHealthcare","personifyId":309961217},{"issuerName":"Superior Health Plan","personifyId":554324957},{"issuerName":"Medicaid","personifyId":554481722},{"issuerName":"Medicare","personifyId":554417855},{"issuerName":"Silverscript","personifyId":563472210}],"insurance":[{"issuerId":309961223,"issuerName":"Aetna","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961277,"issuerName":"Blue Cross Blue Shield","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961147,"issuerName":"CareFirst","planTypes":["HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961178,"issuerName":"Cigna","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554586162,"issuerName":"Health Care Services Corporation","planTypes":["HMO","INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","MEDICARE SNP","OTHER COMMERCIAL","OTHER MEDICARE","OTHER MEDICARE PART D","PPO"]},{"issuerId":309961191,"issuerName":"Humana","planTypes":["HMO","INDEMNITY","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554456182,"issuerName":"Managed Medicaid","planTypes":["OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID"]},{"issuerId":554481722,"issuerName":"Medicaid","planTypes":["OTHER MEDICAID","STATE MEDICAID"]},{"issuerId":554417855,"issuerName":"Medicare","planTypes":["INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","MEDICARE SNP","MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN","OTHER MEDICARE PART D"]},{"issuerId":309961163,"issuerName":"Oscar","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554324957,"issuerName":"Superior Health Plan","planTypes":["MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN","OTHER COMMERCIAL"]},{"issuerId":309961217,"issuerName":"UnitedHealthcare","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","POS","PPO"]},{"issuerId":554375005,"issuerName":"Wellcare","planTypes":["EPO","HMO","INSURANCE PLAN","MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN","MEDICARE MAPD","MEDICARE PDP","MEDICARE SNP","MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN","OTHER MEDICARE","OTHER MEDICARE PART D"]}],"phone":"936-632-9277","isUSPrescriber":true,"languages":["English"],"address":{"addressLine1":"202 S Bynum St","city":"Lufkin","stateProvince":"Texas","stateProvinceCode":"TX","country2Code":"US","country":"United States of America","fidelity":1,"latlon":"31.3374062,-94.7391732","distance":null,"lat":31.3279421,"lon":-94.75614279999999,"postalCode":"75904","orgPhoneNumber":"936-632-9277","orgWebsite":null,"orgLogo":null,"orgFaxNumber":null,"orgName":"Angelina County Health Department","healthSystem":{"website":null,"name":null},"locationString":"202 S Bynum St, Lufkin, TX, 75904, US","location":"Lufkin, TX","staticMapAlt":"202 S Bynum St Lufkin, TX","staticMapHref":"https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=202%2Bs%2Bbynum%2Bst%2Blufkin%2C%2Btx","staticMapUrl":"https://cdn.medifind.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=202%2Bs%2Bbynum%2Bst%2Blufkin%2C%2Btx&zoom=17&size=600x200&scale=2&maptype=roadmap&markers=size:mid%7Ccolor:0xea4335%7C202%2Bs%2Bbynum%2Bst%2Blufkin%2C%2Btx&key=AIzaSyBjH8KBPQ6X8jWF2C1xp1ZuJ-C4vjsRl2Y&signature=MbTPHM_2kgD9Asn9pCBUC5LpLC4="},"addresses":[{"addressLine1":"505 S John Redditt Dr","city":"Lufkin","stateProvince":"Texas","stateProvinceCode":"TX","country2Code":"US","country":"United States of America","fidelity":1,"latlon":"31.3279421,-94.75614279999999","distance":null,"lat":31.3279421,"lon":-94.75614279999999,"postalCode":"75904","orgPhoneNumber":"936-634-8311","orgWebsite":null,"orgLogo":null,"orgFaxNumber":null,"orgName":"Woodland Heights Medical Center","healthSystem":{"website":null,"name":null},"locationString":"505 S John Redditt Dr, Lufkin, TX, 75904, US","location":"Lufkin, TX","staticMapAlt":"505 S John Redditt Dr Lufkin, TX","staticMapHref":"https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=505%2Bs%2Bjohn%2Bredditt%2Bdr%2Blufkin%2C%2Btx","staticMapUrl":"https://cdn.medifind.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=505%2Bs%2Bjohn%2Bredditt%2Bdr%2Blufkin%2C%2Btx&zoom=17&size=600x200&scale=2&maptype=roadmap&markers=size:mid%7Ccolor:0xea4335%7C505%2Bs%2Bjohn%2Bredditt%2Bdr%2Blufkin%2C%2Btx&key=AIzaSyBjH8KBPQ6X8jWF2C1xp1ZuJ-C4vjsRl2Y&signature=ZrRrsfDLImA4z05lz0PaBu8lpvg="}],"demographics":{"sex":"M"},"distance":null,"distanceValue":null,"distanceUnit":"mi","specialties":["Internal Medicine"],"primarySpecialtyLookup":{"specialty":"Internal Medicine","slug":"internal-medicine","role":"Internist"},"image":null,"affiliations":{"practice":["LUFKIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES PA"],"hospitals":[{"name":"Woodland Heights Medical Center"}]},"primaryOrgName":"Angelina County Health Department","primaryOrgWebsite":null,"socialMedia":[],"credentials":{"licenses":["Internal Medicine in TX"],"gradInstitution":{"year":"1982","gradYearNumber":"1982"},"trainingInstitution":{}},"credentialCodes":["MD"],"isDoctor":true,"fellowships":[],"highlyRatedConditionsCount":2,"orgLogo":null,"orgWebsite":null,"isPremium":null,"bookOnline":null,"healthSystem":{"website":null,"name":null},"youtubeVideos":[],"profileClaimed":false,"badges":{"roles":false,"awards":false,"fellowships":false,"telemedicine":false,"acceptsNewPatients":false},"topCodings":[],"codingCount":9,"isPromoted":false,"appointmentPhone":null,"appointmentAssistOptIn":null,"appointmentURL":null,"isMediFindAppointment":false,"referralRequired":false,"acceptsMedicare":false,"acceptsNewPatients":false,"telemedicine":false,"biography":"<p>Samuel Santiago is an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Lufkin, Texas. He has been practicing medicine for over 44 years.</p><p>Dr. Santiago is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.</p>","conditions":[{"conditionId":530198549,"score":43.21062296197302,"codingName":"Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer","type":"condition","projectId":6475},{"conditionId":530215469,"score":43.21062296197302,"codingName":"Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer","type":"condition","projectId":6653},{"conditionId":454152514,"score":17.433112232201594,"codingName":"Gastrostomy","type":"procedure","projectId":6628},{"conditionId":454153058,"score":14.364377433375658,"codingName":"Endoscopy","type":"procedure","projectId":6572},{"conditionId":459549309,"score":13.595957097480568,"codingName":"Prostatectomy","type":"procedure","projectId":6581},{"conditionId":507533958,"score":9.310758934273995,"codingName":"Ureteroscopy","type":"procedure","projectId":6657},{"conditionId":454153094,"score":7.890651043556536,"codingName":"Hip Replacement","type":"procedure","projectId":6521},{"conditionId":454152248,"score":7.299657952718404,"codingName":"Pacemaker Implantation","type":"procedure","projectId":6566},{"conditionId":337549493,"score":6.906338144388324,"codingName":"Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)","type":"condition","projectId":6524}],"residencyInstitution":null,"areasOfFocus":[]}