NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine C. Sarbah, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN

Catherine C. Sarbah, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1821002429, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 50206, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1821002429
Name
Catherine C. Sarbah
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License numbers
50206 TN
23235 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501 19TH Street, Knoxville, TN 37916
Phone
(865) 331-9160
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2025
Fax
(865) 374-2203
Medicaid ID
Q003146 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130927000536); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 1993
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 501 19TH Street

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

  1. John Adams, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1578542338
  2. Roy Broady, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1033130018
  3. Lindsay Gilligan, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1265184451
  4. Jeannette Groschel-Snead, NPNurse Practitioner1730460262
  5. Jerrie Haney-Weaver, M.D.Obstetrics Physician1528086097
  6. Andrea Janoyan, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1164772695

Verify Catherine C. Sarbah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

466 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.

  1. Catherine Sarbah466
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy122 claims
  2. Triumeq46 claims
  3. Prezcobix33 claims
  4. Daptomycin30 claims
  5. Genvoya25 claims
  6. Isentress23 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: $22.60

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Catherine Sarbah$22.60
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Covenant Medical Group IncKnoxville, TN

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

Catherine C. Sarbah among 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee

Catherine C. Sarbah, M.D. is one of 194 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 194 infectious disease physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161578542338
  2. Mark IrwinKnoxville, TN 379161104453588
  3. Ernest Kemp, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161790764637
  4. Jamison NorwoodKnoxville, TN 379161902293038
  5. Henry Shiflett, D.O.Knoxville, TN 379161528421658
  6. Megan Edwards, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379171730446535
  7. John Narro, MDKnoxville, TN 379201295815512
  8. Mark Rasnake, MDKnoxville, TN 379201962464644

Common questions

What is Catherine C. Sarbah, M.D.'s NPI number?

Catherine C. Sarbah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821002429, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine C. Sarbah, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 19TH Street, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 331-9160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine C. Sarbah, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 50206, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Catherine C. Sarbah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine C. Sarbah, M.D. had 466 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.