NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Johnston, M.D.

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Columbia, MO

Sara Johnston, M.D. is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1578977609, issued on Jun 17, 2014. Check the license (Missouri 2014018994, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578977609
Name
Sara Johnston
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
License number
2014018994 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212
Phone
(573) 882-3014
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191031002652); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2014
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 1 Hospital Dr

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  3. Hilal Abdessamad, MDInfectious Disease Physician1669265344
  4. Mehamed Abdi, MDPsychiatry Physician1821982224
  5. Abdul-Azeez Abdullahi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1013561158
  6. Jihad Abu Zayed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497676019

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 69.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%48.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%83.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $23.19

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Haemonetics Corporation. The 2,607 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,565.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Johnston$23.19
  2. Specialty average$3,565.00

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

  1. State OF Mississippi-University OF Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS

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

Sara Johnston among 348 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Missouri

Sara Johnston, M.D. is one of 348 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 189 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Missouri

There are 348 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Missouri.

The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Adelstein, M.D.Columbia, MO 652121790796142
  2. Shellaine Frazier, DOColumbia, MO 652121073550653
  3. Ellis Ingram, MDColumbia, MO 652121366489080
  4. Eric Johannesen, D.O.Columbia, MO 652121821281833
  5. Katsiaryna Laziuk, M.D.Columbia, MO 652121790928166
  6. Timothy Loy, MDColumbia, MO 652121275570996
  7. Alan Luger, MDColumbia, MO 652121184661803
  8. Van Nguyen, M.D.Columbia, MO 652121417064726

Common questions

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

Sara Johnston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578977609, issued on Jun 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Johnston, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO, 65212. Phone: (573) 882-3014. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2014018994, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Sara Johnston, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.8 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.