Alexander Ross Sterling, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Sarasota, FL
Alexander Ross Sterling, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Sarasota, Florida, and NPI 1740843754, issued on Apr 16, 2019. Check the license (Florida OS17153, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Ross Sterling
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- OS17153 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL 34239
- Phone
- (941) 917-9000
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2019
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest emergency medicine physician records → All 4,034 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1700 S Tamiami Trl
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sara Abercrombie, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1215398128
- Ahmed Aboutaleb, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538954896
- John Abu, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1104890094
- Anas Abu JadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588553812
- Rodes Ackerman, PHARMDPharmacist1003638537
- Harold Ackerstein, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1912988585
Verify Alexander Ross Sterling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license OS17153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass29 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl28 claims
- Cephalexin27 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Meclizine Hcl16 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $46.33
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Alexander Ross Sterling among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida
Alexander Ross Sterling, DO is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
67 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Sarasota
They are 67 of the 6,548 NPPES records with a practice address in Sarasota, and 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.
All 4,034 in Florida → Every provider in Sarasota → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jose Avila, MDSarasota, FL 342391932183027
- Dean Christensen, MDSarasota, FL 342391659356293
- James Derespino, MDSarasota, FL 342391861477416
- Brian Garby, MDSarasota, FL 342391396729588
- Joel Gerber, MDSarasota, FL 342391528042710
- Reuben Holland, MDSarasota, FL 342391457335648
- Mark Johnson, MDSarasota, FL 342391588639520
- Steven Kamm, MDSarasota, FL 342391750365938
Common questions
What is Alexander Ross Sterling, DO's NPI number?
Alexander Ross Sterling, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740843754, issued on Apr 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Ross Sterling, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, FL, 34239. Phone: (941) 917-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Ross Sterling, DO's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number OS17153, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Ross Sterling, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Ross Sterling, DO had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.