NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Lynn Mees, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Bismarck, ND

Sara Lynn Mees, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bismarck, North Dakota, and NPI 1417182163, issued on May 26, 2009. Check the license (North Dakota RL11213, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417182163
Name
Sara Lynn Mees
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
RL11213 ND
61670 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3318 N 14TH St, Bismarck, ND 58503
Phone
(701) 323-8300
Enumerated
May 26, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(701) 323-8875
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110826000626); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2009
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 3318 N 14TH St

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

  1. Lynn Ashley, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1558317388
  2. Susan Betting, MDFamily Medicine Physician1700849833
  3. Ambreen Chughtai, MDFamily Medicine Physician1194448944
  4. David Gayton, MDFamily Medicine Physician1356433718
  5. Saige Kassian, LPCCProfessional Counselor1841855913
  6. Donald Kosiak, MDFamily Medicine Physician1629162706

Verify Sara Lynn Mees in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
    Search for license RL11213    Check the board
  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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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,774 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sara Mees4,774
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium296 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate243 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium240 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium157 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium144 claims
  6. Lisinopril142 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $145.45

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Mees$145.45
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Sanford BismarckBismarck, ND

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

Sara Lynn Mees among 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota

Sara Lynn Mees, MD is one of 596 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 53% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2007 among the 305 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

116 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bismarck

They are 116 of the 3,669 NPPES records with a practice address in Bismarck, and 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lynn Ashley, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585031558317388
  2. Biron Baker, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585031124081658
  3. Susan Betting, MDBismarck, ND 585031700849833
  4. Angela Dornacker-Eggl, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585031730109257
  5. David Gayton, MDBismarck, ND 585031356433718
  6. Linda Gourneau, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585031902911639
  7. Donald Kosiak, MDBismarck, ND 585031629162706
  8. Denise McDonough, MDBismarck, ND 585031417069089

Common questions

What is Sara Lynn Mees, MD's NPI number?

Sara Lynn Mees, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417182163, issued on May 26, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Lynn Mees, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3318 N 14TH St, Bismarck, ND, 58503. Phone: (701) 323-8300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Lynn Mees, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number RL11213, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sara Lynn Mees, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Lynn Mees, MD had 4,774 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.