Sara L. Chou, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bowling Green, KY
Sara L. Chou, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and NPI 1073776373, issued on Jul 7, 2008. Check the license (Kentucky R1647, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara L. Chou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- R1647 KY
43534 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 207 Red Cedar Way, Bowling Green, KY 42104
- Phone
- (859) 351-5718
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101104001360); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 207 Red Cedar Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Terry Chou, PHARMDPharmacist1265943518
Verify Sara L. Chou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license R1647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
589 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefuroxime72 claims
- Prednisone46 claims
- Azithromycin42 claims
- Furosemide23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
- Eliquis19 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: $198.19
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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
- Hospital Medicine Services OF KY, LLCBowling Green, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara L. Chou among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Sara L. Chou, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 56% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bowling Green
They are 49 of the 2,920 NPPES records with a practice address in Bowling Green, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Sara L. Chou, MD's NPI number?
Sara L. Chou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073776373, issued on Jul 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara L. Chou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 207 Red Cedar Way, Bowling Green, KY, 42104. Phone: (859) 351-5718. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara L. Chou, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number R1647, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sara L. Chou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara L. Chou, MD had 589 Medicare Part D claims for 284 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.