NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Sambandham, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Marietta, GA

Sara Sambandham, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Marietta, Georgia, and NPI 1790940831, issued on Jul 28, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 064964, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1790940831
Name
Sara Sambandham
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
064964 GA
201301311 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
677 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone
(770) 793-7750
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(770) 793-7755
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101120000087); 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 677 Church Street

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

  1. Mosaab Awad, MDHospitalist Physician1508211186
  2. Aaron Bowersox, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1548902869
  3. Teresa Byrd, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1447444997
  4. Frank Chen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982282430
  5. Tai Do, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861021255
  6. Chad EvansStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528812427

Verify Sara Sambandham in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite 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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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

269 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sara Sambandham269
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium18 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
  3. Lantus Solostar15 claims
  4. Carvedilol14 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl14 claims
  6. Finasteride13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score80.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $193.99

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Sambandham$193.99
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Wellstar Medical Group LLCAustell, GA

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

Sara Sambandham among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia

Sara Sambandham, M.D. is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 32% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 32% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 62% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Georgia

There are 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hussein Ahmed-Abdu, MDMarietta, GA 300601629050844
  2. Usha Anand, M.D.Marietta, GA 300601265478382
  3. David Cohen, M.D.Marietta, GA 300601285652388
  4. James Gilbert, MDMarietta, GA 300601801806765
  5. Rediet Habtemarkos, M.D.Marietta, GA 300601346280914
  6. Pavol Hnilica, MDMarietta, GA 300601548242761
  7. Gunter Kurrle, MDMarietta, GA 300601528283439
  8. Konsingedara Nawarathna, M.D.Marietta, GA 300601225157209

Common questions

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

Sara Sambandham, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790940831, issued on Jul 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Sambandham, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 677 Church Street, Marietta, GA, 30060. Phone: (770) 793-7750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Georgia license number 064964, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Sara Sambandham, M.D. had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100. 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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