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2026 NPPES data Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician NPI 1518223718 MD
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Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in Fort Payne, Alabama.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,032 in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
7K
Medicare Part D claims · 476 beneficiaries · Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician avg: 2K
MIPS score
100/100
▲ 17 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$388.06
16 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 7,094 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

100/100
MIPS score · +17 vs avg
7K
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥92nd
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1518223718), first enumerated 04/02/2012.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 7,094 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $388.06 in reported industry payments (16 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1518223718 · Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1518223718
  • ENUM-MID 2012
  • TAX-NARROW 4,032
  • MIPS-ELITE 100/100
  • RX-MID 7,094
  • BOOK-THIN 41 in Alabama
  • PHOTO-FINISH Shahram Abbassi · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

100 ≥ 92nd percentile 92% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD sits

This provider among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician peers

Across the 928 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD writes more Part D claims than 94% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 91% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.947.871.795.5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, 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· MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 94 · MIPS quality, percentile: 91
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/02/2012

NPI 1518223718

Primary specialty

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician

Niche

4,032 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

7,094 328% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,657

MIPS final score

100/100 16.5 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Alabama

How Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician compares to other specialties among Alabama providers

Alabama providers
Student in an Organized Heal…8.1%Pharmacist6.7%Family Nurse Practitioner5.9%Behavior Technician4.4%Physical Therapist4.2%Mental Health Counselor3.3%Pain Medicine (Anesthesiolog…0.1%
Largest specialties in Alabama (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
100/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%99%
MIPS final score (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician) - 100/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

1403 OLD WATER WORKS RD SW
Fort Payne, AL 35968
(256) 646-7246

Provider Details

NPI 1518223718
Specialty Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Female
NPI Issued 04/02/2012

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

100
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
100
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$388

Largest payer

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

7,094
Total Claims
$713K
Total Drug Cost
476
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
7,193
Total Day Supply
197,653
Generic Drug Cost
$235K
Opioid Claims
3,433 (48.4% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
65.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.84
Gender Split
67% female / 33% male
Age Distribution
<65: 199, 65-74: 199, 75-84: 66, 85+: 12

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
1,501
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
842
Gabapentin
 827
Tizanidine Hcl
 538
Oxycodone Hcl
 417
Pregabalin
 353
Belbuca
Buprenorphine Hcl
265
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
 262
Baclofen
 236
Diclofenac Sodium
 196

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Overview

How Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD fits within the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician landscape nationally.

4,032
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
1,657
Avg Claims per Provider

Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD's 7,094 claims are above the specialty average of 1,657.

Nationwide Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Sathiyakumar, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (100 here).

Shahram Abbassi 100 CA Jacob Abraham 100 AR Matthew Baker 100 KY Donald Bernardini 100 CO

Same NPPES enumeration year (2012)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Suzanne Novak West Lake Hills, TX Andrew Rubens Boston, MA Aron Legler New York, NY Asim Khan Gilbert, AZ

Nearby Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in Alabama

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alabama, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sathiyakumar.

One of 41 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers enrolled in Alabama, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Bart Barber
DO
Fort Payne, AL
Dr. Jon Bignault
MD
Athens, AL
Dr. Patricia Boltz
M.D.
Spanish Fort, AL
Kara Burns
Birmingham, AL
Dr. Victor Chin
MD
Huntsville, AL

Compare Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD's specialty? ▼
Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD specializes in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician and practices in Fort Payne, Alabama. Credentials: MD.
How much does Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD wrote 7,094 Medicare Part D claims totaling $713K in drug costs for 476 beneficiaries.
What is Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 100/100 (Quality: 100). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD located? ▼
Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD is located at 1403 OLD WATER WORKS RD SW, Fort Payne, AL, 35968. Phone: (256) 646-7246.
What is Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD's NPI number? ▼
Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518223718, issued on 04/02/2012.
Does Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD had 3,433 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 48.4%.
How many Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,032 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider writes 1,657 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 7,094 Part D claims and 476 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD's credentials? ▼
Asmitha Sathiyakumar, MD's NPI is 1518223718 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.