NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara-Maiz Afsani Thomas, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Whiteville, NC

Sara-Maiz Afsani Thomas, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Whiteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1114191244, issued on Apr 18, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-01378, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1114191244
Name
Sara-Maiz Afsani Thomas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
2008-01378 NC
226000 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC 28472
Phone
(910) 642-1776
Enumerated
Apr 18, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
N78009 SC
5910431 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090126000697); accepts Medicare assignment
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 500 Jefferson St

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

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  6. Harrison Baucom, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1497987440

Verify Sara-Maiz Afsani Thomas in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Moses Cone Physician Services, IncGreensboro, NC
  2. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCCharlotte, NC

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

Sara-Maiz Afsani Thomas among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

Sara-Maiz Afsani Thomas, MD is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% 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 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 33% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Whiteville

They are 11 of the 366 NPPES records with a practice address in Whiteville, and 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Boston, MDWhiteville, NC 284721356335939
  2. Ana Hubert, MDWhiteville, NC 284721528370897
  3. Alexander Kotlarevsky, MDWhiteville, NC 284721295983898
  4. Shamusideen Ogbulu, MDWhiteville, NC 284721144478736
  5. Emmanuel Osinuga, MDWhiteville, NC 284721194112987
  6. Abena Owusu-Banahene, MDWhiteville, NC 284721558713347
  7. Bhaskar Pusuluri, M.D.Whiteville, NC 284721114281383
  8. Sandeep Raghow, MDWhiteville, NC 284721285904441

Common questions

What is Sara-Maiz Afsani Thomas, MD's NPI number?

Sara-Maiz Afsani Thomas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114191244, issued on Apr 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara-Maiz Afsani Thomas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC, 28472. Phone: (910) 642-1776. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara-Maiz Afsani Thomas, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-01378, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.