Msalam M. Sara, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · San Jose, CA
Msalam M. Sara, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1760773931, issued on Apr 22, 2011. Check the license (California A72788, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Msalam M. Sara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A72788 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2425 Samaritan Dr, San Jose, CA 95124
- Phone
- (408) 879-5963
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150421000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2425 Samaritan Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ali Bassiri, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1316010275
Verify Msalam M. Sara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72788Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,353 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta159 claims
- Prednisone151 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa140 claims
- Anoro Ellipta133 claims
- Breo Ellipta89 claims
- Montelukast Sodium65 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $805.58
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
- Msalam M Sara MD IncLos Gatos, CA
- University Healthcare AllianceMenlo Park, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Msalam M. Sara among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Msalam M. Sara, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ali Bassiri, MDSan Jose, CA 951241316010275
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- Minhtruong Lai, MDSan Jose, CA 951241437204658
- Harish Murthy, MDSan Jose, CA 951241922074061
- Nisha Patel, MDSan Jose, CA 951241841797396
- Sj Salfen, M.D.San Jose, CA 951241477647485
- Robert Filuk, M.D.San Jose, CA 951261043317563
- Heng Duong, M.D.San Jose, CA 951281700142189
Common questions
What is Msalam M. Sara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Msalam M. Sara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760773931, issued on Apr 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Msalam M. Sara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2425 Samaritan Dr, San Jose, CA, 95124. Phone: (408) 879-5963. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Msalam M. Sara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A72788, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Msalam M. Sara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Msalam M. Sara, M.D. had 1,353 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Msalam M. Sara, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.