NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rick C. Sasso, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Carmel, IN

Rick C. Sasso, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Carmel, Indiana, and NPI 1619072956, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01040103A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 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
1619072956
Name
Rick C. Sasso
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
01040103A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13225 N Meridian St, Carmel, IN 46032
Phone
(317) 228-7000
Enumerated
Sep 13, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2025
Fax
(317) 228-2321
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100303000596); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1986
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 13225 N Meridian St

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

  1. Ashley Ahmad, DNP-CNurse Practitioner1538628250
  2. Shahjehan Ahmad, MD, MPHNeurological Surgery Physician1841653219
  3. Benjamin Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184056624
  4. John Arbuckle, MDPain Medicine Physician1043292188
  5. Shalini Barkat, D.C.Chiropractor1255511317
  6. Barrett Boody, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1952663262

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

79 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rick Sasso79
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone25 claims
  2. Gabapentin24 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 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: $247,308.64

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rick Sasso$247,309
  2. Specialty average$34,072

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Rick C. Sasso among 50 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Indiana

Rick C. Sasso, M.D. is one of 50 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 26% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2000 among the 40 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Indiana

There are 50 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Barrett Boody, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321952663262
  2. James Hardacker, MDCarmel, IN 460321053335794
  3. Paul Kraemer, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321770535411
  4. Michael McCarthy, MDCarmel, IN 460321942628730
  5. Justin Miller, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321275791469
  6. Zachary Napier, M.D.Carmel, IN 460321891145843
  7. Praveen Perni, MDCarmel, IN 460321437368479
  8. Stephen Ritter, MDCarmel, IN 460321912938721

Common questions

What is Rick C. Sasso, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rick C. Sasso, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619072956, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rick C. Sasso, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13225 N Meridian St, Carmel, IN, 46032. Phone: (317) 228-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rick C. Sasso, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01040103A, 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 Rick C. Sasso, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rick C. Sasso, M.D. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.