Sara D. Close, PAC
Physician Assistant · Boston, MA
Sara D. Close, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1871544197, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 1562, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara D. Close
- Credential
- PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 1562 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44 Binney St, Boston, MA 02115
- Phone
- (617) 525-7481
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 278-6965
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara D. Close in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 1562Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 93% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Zarxio81 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.
Sara D. Close among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts
Sara D. Close, PAC is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,660 physician assistant records list a practice address in Boston
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Common questions
What is Sara D. Close, PAC's NPI number?
Sara D. Close, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871544197, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara D. Close, PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44 Binney St, Boston, MA, 02115. Phone: (617) 525-7481. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara D. Close, PAC's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1562, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara D. Close, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara D. Close, PAC had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.