NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hussam Sawass, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Appleton, WI

Hussam Sawass, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Appleton, Wisconsin, and NPI 1770019655, issued on May 11, 2017. Check the license (Wisconsin 76197, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining 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
1770019655
Name
Hussam Sawass
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
76197 WI
P03979 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI 54911
Phone
(920) 454-5767
Enumerated
May 11, 2017
Record last updated
Nov 25, 2024
Fax
(920) 735-7618
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250804000343); 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 1818 N Meade St

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

  1. Mohamed Abdelazim, APNPNurse Practitioner1760266696
  2. Satish Achanti, MDInternal Medicine Physician1982711198
  3. Ernesto Acosta, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1386773208
  4. Abdulmohsin Ahmadjee, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1225370802
  5. Maria Akhutina, MDHospitalist Physician1164652673
  6. Arshad Al-Mashhadani, MDHospitalist Physician1245771476

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
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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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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

656 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hussam Sawass656
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone38 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium37 claims
  3. Furosemide33 claims
  4. Lisinopril30 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
  6. Cefdinir23 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: $304.93

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, 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. Hussam Sawass$304.93
  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 8 group practices

  1. Apogee Medical Group Virginia PCMartinsville, VA
  2. Apogee Medical Group West Virginia PLLCBeckley, WV
  3. Apogee Medical Group Wisconsin SCGreen Bay, WI
  4. Ascension Medical Group-Southeast Wisconsin IncMount Pleasant, WI
  5. Aspirus Wausau Hospital IncWausau, WI
  6. Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee IncMilwaukee, WI
  7. Grant County Public Hospital District 1Moses Lake, WA
  8. Thedacare, IncorporatedAppleton, WI

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

Hussam Sawass among 894 hospitalist physician records in Wisconsin

Hussam Sawass, M.D. is one of 894 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 63% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 768 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 29% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

45 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Appleton

They are 45 of the 3,249 NPPES records with a practice address in Appleton, and 894 hospitalist physician records in Wisconsin.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maria Akhutina, MDAppleton, WI 549111164652673
  2. Syed Ali, M.D.Appleton, WI 549111023207586
  3. James Bargenquast, MDAppleton, WI 549111386689537
  4. Suranga Dharmaratne, MDAppleton, WI 549111124321658
  5. Luiza-Irina Florescu, MDAppleton, WI 549111093820177
  6. Michael Hooker, D.O.Appleton, WI 549111689679953
  7. John-Jeremiah Kretchy, MDAppleton, WI 549111487902805
  8. Anthony Marquis, M.D.Appleton, WI 549111679898233

Common questions

What is Hussam Sawass, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hussam Sawass, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770019655, issued on May 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hussam Sawass, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI, 54911. Phone: (920) 454-5767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hussam Sawass, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 76197, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Hussam Sawass, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hussam Sawass, M.D. had 656 Medicare Part D claims for 196 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.