NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Michele Ferrera, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Waukegan, IL

Sara Michele Ferrera, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Waukegan, Illinois, and NPI 1356510788, issued on Feb 29, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036119883, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356510788
Name
Sara Michele Ferrera
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
036119883 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1324 N Sheridan RD, Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone
(847) 360-3000
Enumerated
Feb 29, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080521000678); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2005
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 1324 N Sheridan RD

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

  1. Kelly ApfelRegistered Dietitian1932565439
  2. Amy BrogleyCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1598335564
  3. Shannon Brumund, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1588989107
  4. Natalie Butler, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1851936272
  5. Erwin Cabacungan, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1932121803
  6. Haili Campanella, NPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1184151193

Verify Sara Michele Ferrera in five checks

  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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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

77 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sara Ferrera77
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin13 claims
  2. Levetiracetam13 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 2 group practices

  1. Vital Health Partners LLCWaukegan, IL
  2. Waukegan Clinic CorpWaukegan, IL

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

Sara Michele Ferrera among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois

Sara Michele Ferrera, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% 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 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Waukegan

They are 11 of the 1,310 NPPES records with a practice address in Waukegan, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shannon Brumund, M.D.Waukegan, IL 600851588989107
  2. Ryan Chellin, D.O.Waukegan, IL 600851952536104
  3. Christina Dorow, MDWaukegan, IL 600851073737318
  4. Todd Ellingson, MDWaukegan, IL 600851972637973
  5. Murray Keene, M.D.Waukegan, IL 600851154429710
  6. Glenn Murakami, M.D.Waukegan, IL 600851396836987
  7. Patricia Schultz, D.O.Waukegan, IL 600851043642085
  8. Maile Sera, M.D.Waukegan, IL 600851770681843

Common questions

What is Sara Michele Ferrera, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sara Michele Ferrera, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356510788, issued on Feb 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Michele Ferrera, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1324 N Sheridan RD, Waukegan, IL, 60085. Phone: (847) 360-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Michele Ferrera, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036119883, 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 Michele Ferrera, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Michele Ferrera, M.D. had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.