Ali Sanai, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chevy Chase, MD
Ali Sanai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and NPI 1689728545, issued on Jan 22, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D0044793, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ali Sanai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- D0044793 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5530 Wisconsin Ave Ste 914, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
- Phone
- (301) 708-8464
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2026
- Fax
- (833) 937-2803
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180322001885); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5530 Wisconsin Ave Ste 914
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Verify Ali Sanai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0044793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
770 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium49 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium36 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate27 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate26 claims
- Furosemide25 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: $92.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Ali Sanai among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland
Ali Sanai, MD is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chevy Chase
They are 38 of the 1,118 NPPES records with a practice address in Chevy Chase, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Ali Sanai, MD's NPI number?
Ali Sanai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689728545, issued on Jan 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ali Sanai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5530 Wisconsin Ave Ste 914, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815. Phone: (301) 708-8464. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ali Sanai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0044793, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ali Sanai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ali Sanai, MD had 770 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.