NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Z. Baig, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Quincy, IL

Sara Z. Baig, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Quincy, Illinois, and NPI 1437248911, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-140255, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437248911
Name
Sara Z. Baig
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
036-140255 IL
229114 MA
2008010945 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
927 Broadway St, Quincy, IL 62301
Phone
(217) 224-6423
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(217) 221-1344
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121110000123); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2003
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 927 Broadway St

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

  1. Ashley Akhtar, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801216064
  2. Jessica Althide, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1366960130
  3. John Arnold, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1932184272
  4. Julie Barry, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1689889834
  5. Loretta Baustian, D.O.Pediatrics Physician1538153408
  6. Emmmanuel Bessay, MDSurgery Physician1881914315

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

5,509 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Sara Baig5,509
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate815 claims
  2. Eliquis696 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium306 claims
  4. Furosemide289 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium232 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate225 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score84.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $1,818.05

105 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Baig$1,818.05
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Chesterfield Cardiology Care, LLCO Fallon, MO

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

Sara Z. Baig among 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois

Sara Z. Baig, M.D. is one of 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 688 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Wissam Derian, MDQuincy, IL 623011063684066
  2. Farooq Junaid, DOQuincy, IL 623011720328842
  3. Irving Schwartz, M.D.Quincy, IL 623011831103092
  4. Ashraf Al Dadah, MDO Fallon, IL 622691457526576
  5. Thomas Cahill, MDO Fallon, IL 622691023128113
  6. Regina Chiu, M.D.O Fallon, IL 622691043272693
  7. Pavan Gupta, MDO Fallon, IL 622691861519563
  8. Scott Marrus, MDO Fallon, IL 622691063578284

Common questions

What is Sara Z. Baig, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sara Z. Baig, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437248911, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Z. Baig, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 927 Broadway St, Quincy, IL, 62301. Phone: (217) 224-6423. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Z. Baig, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-140255, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sara Z. Baig, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Z. Baig, M.D. had 5,509 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sara Z. Baig, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.2 of 100. 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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