Sara A. McHale, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Belleville, IL
Sara A. McHale, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Belleville, Illinois, and NPI 1235399304, issued on Jun 12, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036.127044, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara A. McHale
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 036.127044 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 211 S 3RD St, Belleville, IL 62220
- Phone
- (618) 234-2120
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (618) 641-5806
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110804000607); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 211 S 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jan Axelbaum, MDHospitalist Physician1356581730
- Lynlee Barnhart, NPNurse Practitioner1417326430
- Neil Belanger, CRNAPain Management Registered Nurse1922037340
- Yashaswi Belvadi, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1104075035
- Pamela Brezger, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1356469597
- Akhil Chapagain, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1346525235
Verify Sara A. McHale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.127044Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
447 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide45 claims
- Potassium Chloride33 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Cefdinir17 claims
- Warfarin Sodium14 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): 90.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cep America-Illinois Hospitalists, LLPAlton, IL
- St Elizabeths Hospital OF The Hospital Sisters OF The Third OrderO Fallon, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara A. McHale among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois
Sara A. McHale, M.D. is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 19% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2013 among the 1,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 32% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Belleville
They are 46 of the 1,404 NPPES records with a practice address in Belleville, and 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jan Axelbaum, MDBelleville, IL 622201356581730
- Akhil Chapagain, M.D.Belleville, IL 622201346525235
- Usha Muthyala, M.D.Belleville, IL 622201396935888
- Sana Usman, M.D.Belleville, IL 622201518316728
- Shadi Altwal, M.D.Belleville, IL 622261417992520
- Yaimet Bucknor, MDBelleville, IL 622261902030836
- Behfar Dianati, M.D.Belleville, IL 622261558580852
- Altressa Drummond, MDBelleville, IL 622261891722849
Common questions
What is Sara A. McHale, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sara A. McHale, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235399304, issued on Jun 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara A. McHale, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 S 3RD St, Belleville, IL, 62220. Phone: (618) 234-2120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara A. McHale, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.127044, 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 A. McHale, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara A. McHale, M.D. had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 195 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara A. McHale, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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.