Sara Achakzai
Hospitalist Physician · Buffalo, NY
Sara Achakzai is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1487906996, issued on Oct 8, 2012. Check the license (New York 283996, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Achakzai
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 283996 NY
283996-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone
- (716) 630-1000
- Enumerated
- Oct 8, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161025001826); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 85 High St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Albert, RPACPhysician Assistant1497705016
- Dennis AlexAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1396203691
- Elizabeth Allen, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1609423375
- Karyma AlmontaserPhysician Assistant1306594833
- Umeer Ashraf, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336398213
- Octavia Balan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1649236134
Verify Sara Achakzai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 283996Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Jardiance11 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): 87.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $39.32
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Mercy Hospital OF BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Sara Achakzai's NPI number?
Sara Achakzai's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487906996, issued on Oct 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Achakzai located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 High St, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 630-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Achakzai's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 283996, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sara Achakzai prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Achakzai had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara Achakzai's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.
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.