Samantha C. Shapiro, MD
Rheumatologist, Musculoskeletal Institute
Some French , Some Spanish
Baylor College of Medicine, MD
Residency, Internal Medicine, Osler Medical Training Program at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Rheumatology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Biography and Education
Clinical Biography
Samantha Shapiro, MD, is a board-certified rheumatologist in the Musculoskeletal Institute. She specializes in caring for patients with a wide array of rheumatologic conditions. Additionally, Dr. Shapiro is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Shapiro earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed both a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in rheumatology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Shapiro is actively involved in medical student and resident education at the Dell Medical School and is known as an energetic and entertaining educator.
Specializations
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Myositis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Systemic sclerosis
- Vasculitis
Board Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
Awards & Honors
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- Austin Monthly Top Doctor
- The Harry and Rose Caplovitz Internal Medicine Award, Baylor College of Medicine
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
Locations
Locations
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UT Health Austin Clinics | Health Transformation Building
1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. A
Austin, TX 78712
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Insurance Accepted
Insurance Accepted
- AARP Medicare Complete Focus Essential HMO
- AARP Medicare Complete Focus HMO
- Accountable Health Plan/Interplan (SPHN)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna PPO/HMO (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- Aetna Seton Health Alliance
- Aetna Whole Health
- Ambetter-Superior Health Plan - Exchange Plan
- Amerigroup/Amerivantage Classic
- Beech Street PPO (SPHN)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Advantage HMO/Health Select (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice PPO/UT Select
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Essentials/Blue Essentials Access - Exchange Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield PAR Plan
- Cigna - All plans
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Coventry (SPHN)
- Dell Children’s Health Plan STAR/CHIP
- EHN/WEB TPA - (Whole Foods)
- First Care Access PPO Network (SPHN)
- First Health (SPHN)
- Firstcare HMO (SPHN) (All HMO plans require a referral)
- Galaxy (SPHN)
- Health Payors Organization (SPHN)
- Healthsmart (SPHN)
- Humana HMOx
- Humana Medicare Advantage - all plans EXCEPT Humana Medicare Gold Plus. (Out of network for all Humana Medicare HMO Plans)
- Humana PPO/HMO/Choice Care (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- Integrated Medical Systems PPO (SPHN)
- Medicaid/TMHP
- Medicare Part B Traditional fee for service (Novitas)
- Multiplan (SPHN) (PHCS is out of network)
- Optum
- Oscar Healthcare (SPHN)
- Seton Health Plan Smarthealth
- Sendero IdealCare
- Superior Health Plan STAR/CHIP/STAR KIDS
- United Healthcare AARP PPO
- United Healthcare All Savers/Choice/Choice Plus/PPO/HMO (All HMO Plans require a referral)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - Medicaid
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare One
- United Healthcare Dual Complete Focus HMO
- United Student Resources PPO (SPHN)
- USA Managed Care (SPHN)