Lydia Y. Sahara, MD
Dermatology Physician · Arden Hills, MN
Lydia Y. Sahara, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Arden Hills, Minnesota, and NPI 1295879245, issued on Feb 16, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 18822, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lydia Y. Sahara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 18822 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3930 Northwoods Dr, Arden Hills, MN 55112
- Phone
- (651) 523-8500
- Enumerated
- Feb 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (651) 523-8584
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090108000776); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3930 Northwoods Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Claire AdamskiPhysician Assistant1659964229
- Nicholas Anderson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1235429515
- Christina Bender, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1811008907
- Ashley BishopFamily Medicine Physician1326425737
- Katherine Black, M.D.Dermatology Physician1699041848
- John Butler, MDInternal Medicine Physician1780653949
Verify Lydia Y. Sahara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 18822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
818 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocortisone73 claims
- Fluocinonide70 claims
- Ketoconazole63 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide58 claims
- Clotrimazole40 claims
- Fluorouracil39 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Group Health Plan IncBloomington, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 dermatology physician records list a practice address in Arden Hills
They are 3 of the 477 NPPES records with a practice address in Arden Hills, and 327 dermatology physician records in Minnesota.
All 3 in Arden Hills → All 327 in Minnesota → Every provider in Arden Hills →
Other dermatology physician records in Minnesota
- Angela Aakhus, M.D.Bemidji, MN1326330127
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- Rewan AbdelwahabRochester, MN1013698323
- Alison Adams, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1467484014
- Mohsen Afarideh, MD, MPHRochester, MN1467181396
- Nessa Aghazadeh Mohandesi, MDRochester, MN1770089161
- Shruti Agrawal, MDRochester, MN1457883092
- Rehana Ahmed-Saucedo, M.D., PH.D.Burnsville, MN1427243898
- Jenna Aird, MDRochester, MN1568027159
- Afsaneh Alavi, MDRochester, MN1083211023
Common questions
What is Lydia Y. Sahara, MD's NPI number?
Lydia Y. Sahara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295879245, issued on Feb 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lydia Y. Sahara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3930 Northwoods Dr, Arden Hills, MN, 55112. Phone: (651) 523-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lydia Y. Sahara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 18822, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lydia Y. Sahara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lydia Y. Sahara, MD had 818 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.