NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian J. Sachs, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Hamlet, NC

Brian J. Sachs, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Hamlet, North Carolina, and NPI 1316250871, issued on Jul 26, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 01618, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316250871
Name
Brian J. Sachs
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
01618 NC
55835 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 W Hamlet Ave, Hamlet, NC 28345
Phone
(910) 205-8000
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2010
Record last updated
May 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(910) 205-8107
Medicaid IDs
100015728 WI
1316250871 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160912002126); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1000 W Hamlet Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Diane Brown, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1063636728
  2. William Comeau, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1487652558
  3. Chioma Ekechukwu, MDPsychiatry Physician1376650275
  4. Terreasa Farmer, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1407025703
  5. Douglas Fryar, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528060126
  6. Carolyn Herndon, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124060777

Verify Brian J. Sachs in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 01618
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

605 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Brian Sachs605
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone30 claims
  2. Eliquis24 claims
  3. Azithromycin19 claims
  4. Clopidogrel19 claims
  5. Furosemide19 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl18 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: $119.10

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Sachs$119.10
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Ashe Memorial Hospital IncJefferson, NC
  2. Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationSanford, NC
  3. Southeastern Medical Group PCRoxboro, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brian J. Sachs among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

Brian J. Sachs, MD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 44% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly Ferguson, M.D.Kenansville, NC 283491730527300
  2. Emmanuel BedeleyLaurinburg, NC 283521578761102
  3. Brian DalrympleLaurinburg, NC 283521003849845
  4. Daniel Fernandez, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521457837619
  5. Timothy Gibble, M.D.Laurinburg, NC 283521386604064
  6. Lori Heim, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521548252521
  7. Aurora Hemraj, DOLaurinburg, NC 283521891296570
  8. Reshma Koshy, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521457873093

Common questions

What is Brian J. Sachs, MD's NPI number?

Brian J. Sachs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316250871, issued on Jul 26, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian J. Sachs, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Hamlet Ave, Hamlet, NC, 28345. Phone: (910) 205-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian J. Sachs, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 01618, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian J. Sachs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian J. Sachs, MD had 605 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.