NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Kulangara, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Vienna, VA

Sara Kulangara, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Vienna, Virginia, and NPI 1487658464, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101055548, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1487658464
Name
Sara Kulangara
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
0101055548 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1900 Gallows RD Ste 110, Vienna, VA 22182
Phone
(703) 281-1265
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2024
Fax
(703) 255-0571
Medicaid IDs
031737700 DC
1487658464 VA
189518400 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040604000331); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1900 Gallows RD Ste 110

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

  1. Tatiana Busu, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1417453143
  2. Ki Kim, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1447683073
  3. Jennifer Shea, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1730356916
  4. Stuart Sheifer, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1285638528

Verify Sara Kulangara in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,424 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Sara Kulangara2,424
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium275 claims
  2. Eliquis231 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate172 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate170 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium154 claims
  6. Ezetimibe103 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): 81.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $305.26

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Kulangara$305.26
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. Inova Health Care ServicesArlington, VA

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

Sara Kulangara among 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia

Sara Kulangara, M.D. is one of 637 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 452 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Virginia

There are 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tatiana Busu, MDVienna, VA 221821417453143
  2. Virender Dhawer, MDVienna, VA 221821093770372
  3. Afsane Haddad-Mashad, MDVienna, VA 221821053349498
  4. Vijayendra Jaligam, M.DVienna, VA 221821770504490
  5. Jennifer Shea, M.D.Vienna, VA 221821730356916
  6. Stuart Sheifer, M.D.Vienna, VA 221821285638528
  7. Carey Marder, M.D.Vienna, VA 221801205838471
  8. Barkev Banian, M.D.Woodbridge, VA 221911083746325

Common questions

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

Sara Kulangara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487658464, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Kulangara, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 Gallows RD Ste 110, Vienna, VA, 22182. Phone: (703) 281-1265. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101055548, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sara Kulangara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Kulangara, M.D. had 2,424 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 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.

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