2026 NPPES data Adult Health Nurse Practitioner NPI 1194828244 NP
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SARA DALTON, NP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in FALMOUTH, Massachusetts. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 835 beneficiaries · Adult Health Nurse Practitioner avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
97.0398/100
▲ 14 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$166.19
7 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

SARA DALTON, NP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 97.0398/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 4,276 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

97.0398/100
MIPS score · +14 vs avg
4K
Part D claims, 2023
88%
generic prescribing
$166.19
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

SARA DALTON, NP's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

97 Top 15% higher than 85% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Below this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

What does the federal data show about SARA DALTON, NP?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 09/06/2006

NPI 1194828244

Primary specialty

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner

Mid-sized

29,492 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

4,276 256% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,201

MIPS final score

97.0398/100 13.939800000000005% pts

Exceptional band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Massachusetts

How Adult Health Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers

Massachusetts providers

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner share within Massachusetts

1. Adult Health Nurse Practitioner42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner share within Massachusetts

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

SARA DALTON, NP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Adult Health Nurse Practitioner national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
97.0398/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Adult Health Nurse Practitioner) — 97.0398/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%97%
MIPS final score (Adult Health Nurse Practitioner) — 97.0398/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

SARA DALTON, NP appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Adult Health Nurse Practitioner provider holding NP credentials at 100 TER HEUN DR, FALMOUTH, MA, 02540, with a listed phone of (508) 457-3748. NPI 1194828244 was issued on 09/06/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what DALTON most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 4,276 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 835 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $427K in drug spend, split 12% brand-name and 88% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.7%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 97.0398/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 87.1783), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 29,492 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 1,201 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

100 TER HEUN DR
FALMOUTH, MA 02540

Provider Details

NPI 1194828244
Specialty Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
Credentials NP
Gender Female
NPI Issued 09/06/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

97.0398
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
87.1783
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where SARA DALTON, NP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

PHYSICIANS OF FALMOUTH HOSPITAL
FALMOUTH, MA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for SARA DALTON, NP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$166

Largest payer

PFIZER INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to SARA DALTON, NP. To verify SARA DALTON, NP's current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases

BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

SARA DALTON, NP — brand share 12.0%
Specialty average (est.)

12% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 4,276 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

4,276
Total Claims
$427K
Total Drug Cost
835
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
8,471
Total Day Supply
241,868
Brand vs Generic
12% brand / 88% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$324K
Generic Drug Cost
$101K
Opioid Claims
160 (3.7% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
129

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
76.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.32
Gender Split
59% female / 41% male
Age Distribution
<65: 57, 65-74: 285, 75-84: 312, 85+: 181

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What SARA DALTON, NP prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
249
Levothyroxine Sodium
174
Gabapentin
134
Lisinopril
134
Amlodipine Besylate
97
Lorazepam
90
Losartan Potassium
89
Trazodone Hcl
89
Rosuvastatin Calcium
87
Eliquis
Apixaban
81

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Overview

How SARA DALTON, NP fits within the Adult Health Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.

29,492
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
55
States with Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
1,201
Avg Claims per Provider

SARA DALTON, NP's 4,276 claims are above the specialty average of 1,201.

Nearby Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in Massachusetts

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as DALTON.

Compare Adult Health Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SARA DALTON, NP's specialty?
SARA DALTON, NP specializes in Adult Health Nurse Practitioner and practices in FALMOUTH, Massachusetts. Credentials: NP.
How much does SARA DALTON, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, SARA DALTON, NP wrote 4,276 Medicare Part D claims totaling $427K in drug costs for 835 beneficiaries.
What is SARA DALTON, NP's Medicare quality score?
SARA DALTON, NP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 97.0398/100 (Quality: 87.1783). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is SARA DALTON, NP located?
SARA DALTON, NP is located at 100 TER HEUN DR, FALMOUTH, MA, 02540. Phone: (508) 457-3748.
What is SARA DALTON, NP's NPI number?
SARA DALTON, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194828244, issued on 09/06/2006.
Does SARA DALTON, NP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
SARA DALTON, NP's prescribing is 12% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $324K in brand drug costs.
Does SARA DALTON, NP prescribe opioids?
Yes, SARA DALTON, NP had 160 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.7%.
How many Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US?
There are 29,492 Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers across 55 states in the US. The average Adult Health Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,201 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does SARA DALTON, NP prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, SARA DALTON, NP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does SARA DALTON, NP accept Medicare?
SARA DALTON, NP appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,276 Part D claims and 835 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify SARA DALTON, NP's credentials?
SARA DALTON, NP's NPI is 1194828244 with credentials NP. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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