Sara Elizabeth Atwater, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Sara Elizabeth Atwater, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1861835993, issued on Apr 8, 2013. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01622, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Elizabeth Atwater
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2016-01622 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-3465
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 716-6415
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161103002271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara Elizabeth Atwater in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-01622Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,811 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium247 claims
- Losartan Potassium137 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate135 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium130 claims
- Omeprazole122 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium118 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
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara Elizabeth Atwater among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Sara Elizabeth Atwater, 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 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
218 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Winston Salem
They are 218 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Sara Elizabeth Atwater, MD's NPI number?
Sara Elizabeth Atwater, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861835993, issued on Apr 8, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Elizabeth Atwater, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Center Blvd, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-3465. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Elizabeth Atwater, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01622, 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 Sara Elizabeth Atwater, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Elizabeth Atwater, MD had 3,811 Medicare Part D claims for 397 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.