Amar Sawar, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Carbondale, IL
Amar Sawar, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Carbondale, Illinois, and NPI 1245280445, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036088861, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amar Sawar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 036088861 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Robinson Cir, Carbondale, IL 62901
- Phone
- (618) 457-5118
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060807000025); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amar Sawar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036088861Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
5,540 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 691 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate510 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen488 claims
- Gabapentin400 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate395 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl392 claims
- Prednisone260 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $986.80
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Amar Sawar among 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois
Amar Sawar, M.D. is one of 340 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207RR0500X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois.
All 340 in Illinois → Every provider in Carbondale → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Haitham Hassane, MBBCHCarbondale, IL 629011487065546
- Iqbal Akhter, M.D.Mount Vernon, IL 628641083719991
- Frederick Pfalzgraf, M.D.Herrin, IL 629481659385581
- Roger Traycoff, M.D.Springfield, IL 627041528078540
- Basanti Mukerji, MDSpringfield, IL 627031497725345
- Krati Chauhan, MDSpringfield, IL 627021710148481
- J Dorsey, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021669460390
- Jason Guthrie, M.DSpringfield, IL 627021437299682
Common questions
What is Amar Sawar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amar Sawar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245280445, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amar Sawar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Robinson Cir, Carbondale, IL, 62901. Phone: (618) 457-5118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amar Sawar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036088861, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Amar Sawar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amar Sawar, M.D. had 5,540 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amar Sawar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.