NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., PH.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Minneapolis, MN

Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., PH.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1639523053, issued on Apr 21, 2016. Check the license (Minnesota 63556, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639523053
Name
Sahar Lotfi-Emran
Credential
M.D., PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
63556 MN
D0102237 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone
(612) 626-5031
Enumerated
Apr 21, 2016
Record last updated
Feb 4, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250128001599); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2016
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 420 Delaware St SE

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

  1. Iya AbdulkarimStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760359319
  2. Ala Saleem Ahmad Abu-Dayeh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639967797
  3. Ian Ackers, DO, PHDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1609455112
  4. Joseph Acquaye, MDUrology Physician1477907186
  5. Anna Adamusiak, M.D, PH.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023559192
  6. Divyansh Agarwal, MD, PHD, MSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1760068563

Verify Sahar Lotfi-Emran in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

40 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.

  1. Sahar Lotfi-Emran40
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Humira(Cf) Pen13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $28.81

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sahar Lotfi-Emran$28.81
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, IncLaurel, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sahar Lotfi-Emran among 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota

Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., PH.D. is one of 401 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2011 among the 354 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Byrd, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551033572474
  2. John LeonardMinneapolis, MN 554551275196206
  3. Quan Phung, MDMinneapolis, MN 554551609433689
  4. Tanmay Singh, MDMinneapolis, MN 554551861142382
  5. Vishnu Laalitha Surapaneni, MDMinneapolis, MN 554551164714002
  6. Daniel Wheeler, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551861758773
  7. Mopelola Isola, M.DMinneapolis, MN 554541073514808
  8. Swetha Karturi, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554541841546009

Common questions

What is Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?

Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639523053, issued on Apr 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455. Phone: (612) 626-5031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 63556, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., PH.D. had 40 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sahar Lotfi-Emran, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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