Nicholas Tachibana Sako, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · New Albany, IN
Nicholas Tachibana Sako, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Albany, Indiana, and NPI 1639757230, issued on Apr 2, 2021. Check the license (Indiana 01094840A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Tachibana Sako
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 01094840A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 State St, New Albany, IN 47150
- Phone
- (812) 944-7701
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241018000080); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Tachibana Sako in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01094840ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
106 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of 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
- New Albany Hospitalist Group LLCNew Albany, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Tachibana Sako among 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana
Nicholas Tachibana Sako, MD is one of 2,109 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2005 among the 1,448 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Albany
They are 18 of the 1,261 NPPES records with a practice address in New Albany, and 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Tachibana Sako, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Tachibana Sako, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639757230, issued on Apr 2, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Tachibana Sako, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 State St, New Albany, IN, 47150. Phone: (812) 944-7701. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Tachibana Sako, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01094840A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Tachibana Sako, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Tachibana Sako, MD had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.