Sara E. Holden, MD
Surgery Physician · Saint Paul, MN
Sara E. Holden, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1730405812, issued on Apr 14, 2010. Check the license (Minnesota 74858, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara E. Holden
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 74858 MN
2017024860 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 Phalen Blvd, Saint Paul, MN 55130
- Phone
- (651) 254-7980
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2023
- Fax
- (651) 254-7969
- Medicaid ID
- 200044676 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230830003288); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara E. Holden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 74858Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl26 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,470.42
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Group Health Plan IncSaint Paul, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara E. Holden among 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota
Sara E. Holden, MD is one of 742 surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 52% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2009 among the 430 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 208600000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota.
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- Benjamin Brasseur, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551301366836454
- Ryan Carlson, MDSt Paul, MN 551301720221963
- David Dries, MDSaint Paul, MN 551301770558520
- Jennifer Haas, MDSaint Paul, MN 551301356785620
- Judy Grisard, MDWoodbury, MN 551251457301905
Common questions
What is Sara E. Holden, MD's NPI number?
Sara E. Holden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730405812, issued on Apr 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara E. Holden, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Phalen Blvd, Saint Paul, MN, 55130. Phone: (651) 254-7980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara E. Holden, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 74858, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sara E. Holden, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara E. Holden, MD had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara E. Holden, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.