Nicholas Sakis, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Council Bluffs, IA
Nicholas Sakis, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1932582848, issued on Jul 9, 2015. Check the license (Iowa MD-46431, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Sakis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- MD-46431 IA
31974 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Mercy Dr, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Phone
- (855) 524-4001
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (712) 325-2249
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 800 Mercy Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jennifer AchenbachNurse Practitioner1013967280
- Juanita Alvarez-Hall, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1447616313
- Yuttana Chawengsub, M.D., PH.D.Hospitalist Physician1518306570
- Benjamin DenichAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1104436575
- Casie Dorr, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1437555257
Verify Nicholas Sakis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-46431Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
252 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Azithromycin18 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Cefdinir14 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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.
Nicholas Sakis among 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa
Nicholas Sakis, M.D. is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 46% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 26% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Council Bluffs
They are 22 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Sakis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas Sakis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932582848, issued on Jul 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Sakis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Mercy Dr, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503. Phone: (855) 524-4001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Sakis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-46431, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Sakis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Sakis, M.D. had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 129 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.