Sahar Koubar, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
Sahar Koubar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1477866580, issued on Jul 17, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 166231, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sahar Koubar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 166231 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2301 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27705
- Phone
- (919) 970-1637
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211117001247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 4,056 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2301 Erwin RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Emily AaronsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659011666
- Bijan AbarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043014335
- Hiwot Abate, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376293910
- Fawaz Abdulaziz M Alenezi, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1487268512
- Jawan Abdulrahim, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124656673
- Audrey AbendStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275337669
Verify Sahar Koubar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 166231Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
727 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril104 claims
- Jardiance101 claims
- Losartan Potassium97 claims
- Furosemide62 claims
- Farxiga50 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate44 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: $1,680.90
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- Fairview Express CareMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sahar Koubar among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Sahar Koubar, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
380 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 380 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vaidehi Boinapally, MDDurham, NC 277051548227978
- Sol Gazzingan, M.D.Durham, NC 277051851389654
- William Knaack, M.D.Durham, NC 277051982666517
- Stuart Manning, M.D.Durham, NC 277051043217086
- David Matchar, MDDurham, NC 277051942261268
- Claudia Nassaralla, M.D.Durham, NC 277051114903275
- John Paat, M.D.Durham, NC 277051518944909
- Suman PrasadDurham, NC 277051760460349
Common questions
What is Sahar Koubar, MD's NPI number?
Sahar Koubar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477866580, issued on Jul 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sahar Koubar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2301 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 970-1637. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sahar Koubar, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 166231, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sahar Koubar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sahar Koubar, MD had 727 Medicare Part D claims for 124 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.